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Welcome to the Winter Gallery.  Gardening along the shores of Lake Michigan on the Indiana-Michigan border implies having more than a passing familiarity with winter.  Winter dictates the end of one growing season, and the beginning of another.  In this image gallery, you’ll see some familiar faces: some you my remember from my essay, “For My Dogs,” and some you may remember from some of the other RGG image galleries like Miscellanea and Loved Ones.  You’ll see that even in the depths of the coldest months of the year, while the garden plants are slumbering, there’s still plenty of activity, plenty of snowy beauty, and plenty of memories here in Michiana Shores.  More photos are being added on a continuing basis, so make sure to check back often.  Cheers, and Happy Gardening!

John G. Stamos

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My Tony. January 20, 2022.
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My Clarabelle. January 20, 2022.
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A grape hyacinth (Muscari) bud - a blue one - on 03-17-25.
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Crocuses living the dream on 03-16-25.
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One of my lenten roses, Helleborus x hybridus 'Molly's White' on 03-16-25.
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Blue and white grape hyacinths in the snowy cold on 03-16-25.
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03-15-25. Clockwise from upper left: Felix Crousse peony, Pulmonaria, Virginia bluebells, Spanish whitebells.
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Crocuses! 03-15-25.
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Daffodils! 03-15-25.
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Crocuses! 02-23-25.
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Brave little gargoyle. He's a resolute sentinel, even in the snow and cold of 01-12-25.
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This cutie is one of the many white-tailed deer that live on and around my property. This photo, and the next two, were taken on 01-12-25.
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Rhododendron. 01-12-25.
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Rhododendron. 01-12-25.
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Garden scene on 01-08-25.
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Crocuses. 12-26-24.
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Some members of one of my colonies of both blue and white grape hyacinths on 03-02-24.
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Crocuses on 03-02-24.
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Daffodils on 03-02-24.
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Tulips! 03-02-24.
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This image, and the next three, are dated 02-29-24.
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This handsome little guy and his mate have lived here for years in one of our oaks. They were both in the pond this AM, but only he stuck around for the picture. 02-26-24.
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Crocuses blooming on 02-25-24.
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Crocuses! 02-23-24.
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My baby 'Dashing Groomsmen' hellebore is emerging from its slumber on 02-11-24. It will have double, dark blue/purplish flowers when it blooms.
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Daffodils on 02-09-24 in this photo, and the next two.
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This picture, and the next two, show my 'Molly's White' hellebores budding and growing on February 1, 2024. They're always the very first buds in my garden every year. Note that these three photos, along with the following four, are also featured in The RGG "Precocious Bloomers" image gallery. I included these shots in both galleries in order to illustrate life's indomitable character. It persists and flourishes in the face of nature's most adverse impediments.
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Crocuses. They'll flower in February.
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Spanish whitebells.
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Blue and white grape hyacinths in this photo, and the next one. Members of the colony in this photo are emerging now, while those in the next photo emerged the previous fall and remained green throughout the winter. They all grow in the same planting feature (my "Blue and White Hill"), but in different areas.
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January, 2024. This image, and the following eight.
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Unbelievable Speed 2023
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This image, and the next nine, are dated 01-14-24.
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