We're Slightly Confused Here and It Doesn't Take Much!

As you can see by the banner photo, we still do not have snow on the ground.  Here is my patch of pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens variegata) and it actually has some green showing.  Very unusual for January 12th!

These two are feverfews (Tanacetum parthenium) that are nice and green.  These have a double white flower.  I really like the single daisy flower better.  They seem to self sow just as well whatever you may have.

We have a few gray and green herbs here, mostly sages, Nazareth sage and Compact sage (Salvia officinalis 'Nazareth' and Salvia officinalis 'Nana'), thymes like Provencal thyme (Thymus vulgaris 'Provencal' and germanders (Teucrium chamadrys).

One of my favorites in salads, salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor) is always green through the winter when it isn't buried in snow.

A 'Bergarten' sage (Salvia officinalis cv. 'Berggarten') and a bloody dock or bloodly sorrel (Rumex sanguineus) are looking good as well.   Just between you and me, the bloody docks have also begun to multiple and crowd out other plants.

Then there is my problem area.  Always have liked my ornamental grasses until they have started to invade the herb garden!  Will have to dig up all of the good plants and get out the invading species and replant my herbs.  It will be an ongoing process.  It may be that we will have to cut down our ornamental grasses in the fall so that they will not seed so prolifically, but we also like to feed the birds and give them cover.  It also covers the cats as well.  Well, another subject for another day.

This final photo is a golden sage (Salvia officinalis 'Aurea') which also was a winner this summer.
Well, the snow is finally coming tomorrow.  First, they said it wasn't going to amount to much and now they are saying up to 5 inches!  So I made the grocery run today and hopefully we won't lose power and we will be all warm and cozy in the 'Burgh.  Hope you are staying warm or cool wherever you may be.  Talk to you later.