Waiting and NEW PLANTS

I hate waiting.  Right now, Hardin County braces for 2-3 inches of snow.  Do not try to go to the grocery...there will be NOTHING left.  Milk, bread and eggs are gone.  I'm not sure why people buy only B, M and E.  I would much rather have soda, chips and soup when I'm snowed in.  Although for the last 15 years in Elizabethtown, I've only be house-bound for a day.  That was last year during the ice storm. 

I've finished what I'm supposed to be working on so I thought to update you all.  I gave a talk to the Master Gardeners on Monday.  The topic was NEW PLANTS!!!  It's one of my favorite things to talk about for a few reasons:

1.  I get to spend "work time" looking through seed and plant catalogs.  Oohing and Ahhing over the glossy pictures and descripitons.
2.  I don't actally have to grow all the plants, flowers and vegetables that I talk about.
3.  I get other people excited about new plants.  (These other people are also plant geeks!)

4.  I can recycle this talk for other groups.  This time is WELL spent.  (Unlike other office duties)
Finally,
5.  In January, we all need to be reassured that spring will come and color will return to the outside world!

To the right is a picture of 'Carnival' Morning Glory, available from Park Seed.  They are one of the most happy flowers that I have seen in a long time. I think I will try to grow them in a pot on the bacolny this summer.

Other things happening:  I am now on Facebook and will maintain the Lincoln Trail Area Master Gardeners fan page and the Hardin County Farmers Market fan page.  (Hopefully, we will get some fans.  I know, it's still early in the process.)

It's lunch time here, so I'm meeting friends for Mexican!