I can’t tell you how excited I am to take part in my first ever garden bloggers bloom day! New life is springing up everywhere here and I’m only too happy to share it with the rest of the garden blogging world. Spring seems to have taken her own sweet time in arriving, and there have been occasions when I thought time was actually moving backwards, however I’m pleased to report that we are now officially on track.
Connor, my four year old, reports to me daily (and sometimes up to three or four times a day) on the progress of our flowers. He did express some concern this morning that these purple crocuses were no longer beautiful. I assured him that by the time he came home from school (daycare) they would once again be beautiful. It’s so fun to see him reach down and gently stroke a bloom instead of yanking it off its stem.
At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot I have to ask, does anyone know what this is? Is it Scilla?
The leaves of the Hellebore, completely flattened by the snow, are now coming back to life and bringing blooms with them.
Courtesy of some industrious neighborhood squirrel, a few unexpected crocus blooms have appeared out by the rock garden.
Within the rock garden there are signs of life from the various species of sedum. And one of my favorites, the Japanese Anemone, has fuzzy new shoots starting to emerge.
Elsewhere in the gardens, I have witnessed the truly unusual beginnings of hosta. It’s never come up so early before! If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.
The final stop on today’s mini spring garden tour takes us to Lady’s Mantle and Yarrow.
Can’t wait for next month’s bloom day - there’s sure to be even more action from the gardens at 2greenthumbsup!
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