On second thought...

I mentioned that writing about grass, sunshine and gardening was sure to make it snow and *bam* the snow came, with some parts of our community getting around 3 feet in 2 days. We may not see Gunther for awhile. The tip of his orange hat is the only sign we have left of him for now and more snow is expected soon.

Despite the snow, I was inspired to start some basil, cilantro, and oregano in a sunny window. I planted the seeds according to directions and have been misting them with water once a day...

Under Roo's close supervision

These herbs will probably stay inside, but I do grow herbs in the garden in the summer. We had an amazing bounty of cilantro last year. I found that the basil fared better in a pot on the porch rather than in the garden. 

Mother Nature is confused

We're used to getting a lot of snow here and even in the lean years, more snow than most places. Not this year. Part of me is excited that maybe we'll have so little snow to melt in the spring that I'll be gardening early (of course if I plant early, we'll get a freeze right away), but the other part knows that this is bad - for the rivers, for summer fire danger, and for our local economy, among other things.

The compost bin (I don't usually put anything in it in the winter, but if this keeps up...)

The southwest side of the house

And, my most shocking discovery today...my rhubarb is trying to come up on the south side of the house. It was 8 degrees outside when I took this picture, yet the rhubarb is guessing it's time to come out and play since there's no snow to stop it.

And the garden gnome, Gunther, is usually in snow up past his eyeballs by now. 

So, even though I don't have a ski pass this year and I am itching to get gardening again, I will hope for snow...I mean it's winter! In Wyoming! I will yearn for summer bounty in its due time, but for now I'll hope our winter bounty starts to look better. 

Teton Gardening is born!

The garden lies under snow at the moment, but Teton Gardening is blooming! Even when it's buried in snow, I think about my garden year-round. This time of year, I start to browse through gardening and seed catalogs and dream of kneeling in my garden with some dogs and a cold beverage by my side. 

Here's what you can expect to see here in the future:

-tours of local gardens and interviews with their masterminds

-what's being planted, harvested, or trimmed back now

-what's working and what has turned into a gigantic failure (no shame here)

-links to gardening websites and other sources relevant to growing in our unique environment

-obligatory pictures of my pets

-more really exciting things!

Thank you for joining me here! I'd love to hear from you-please feel free to send me your suggestions, requests, and pictures of your gardens. Happy planting! (well, someday. Happy skiing or 'boarding for now)