Bright, graceful, cheery, ephemeral, and unexpected: early spring bulbs at their best.
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| February 12. |
The yellow crocus were blooming in full force on Feb. 11.
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| February 12. At least 15 yellow crocus in full bloom. |
Here they were on February 12.
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| February 18. Several hundred small bulbs were sprinkled into the lawn in the fall. |
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| February 18. |
They looked great on February 18, and the
Iris reticulata started blooming among them.
Here they are on February 23 in the remnants of the ice that fell on February 21. A few lavender and white crocus opened by the evening of Feb. 24.
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| February 23. |
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| February 23. |
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| February 25, 9 a.m. |
February 25, 9 a.m.
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| February 25, 9 a.m. |
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| February 26, 11 a.m. |
Make that bright, graceful, cheery, ephemeral, and super tough.
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3 comments:
Depending on your screen width, the photos may or may not line up in a way which makes sense. The point of the progression is: flowers; 4 inches of snow; flowers; sleet and crust of icy snow; flowers; 2 1/2 inches of rain followed by six inches of snow. 5 independent snow events in two weeks is pretty crazy for here.
I'm sure that is unusual but the good news is that snow seems to have a wonderful power to boost the growth os spring flowers and gardens. You'll likely have a bountiful garden full of tasty crops this spring and summer.
Anon- indeed, we have been very dry here, so any water will have wonderful power to boost our gardens.
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