As you can see, the bulbs are a bit further along now. The snowdrops are open...
...as are the daffodils. We have four clumps of them running down the side of the rose bed, all planted before we moved in, and they come up reliably every year. (And we no longer have to put protective stakes around them because Olga's not here to trample them!)
The Leucojum, which is similar to a snowdrop, is blooming too.
The crocuses looked promising at first. This (above) was taken on Feb. 7.
But this was yesterday. The squirrel gods have deemed that no crocus shall be allowed to reach flowering stage!
I have not yet spotted any daffies in the gardens or on road verges around here, but there are snowdrops and crocus. We're expecting a drop in temperature this weekend after a couple of mild days, with the possibility of snow.
ReplyDeleteI have stopped planting crocus bulbs. The flowers just get eaten by rabbits.
ReplyDeleteSomething is eating our buds on our Magnolia tree, I think it might be squirrels, never happened before.
ReplyDeleteIt's beginning to look like spring has arrived over there. We have a long ways to go here.
ReplyDeleteThe promise of first spring shoots emerges from the earth, then the damned squirrels eat them. You can't win these days.
ReplyDeleteFrickin’ squirrels. I do remember Olga trampling daffodils wherever she went!
ReplyDeleteLast summer we had little rain but this winter we have had far too much rain. It has not been easy for garden plants - including bulbs. They need sunshine like the rest of us and not a surfeit of rainwater.
ReplyDeleteOur daffodils are still at the bud stage.
ReplyDeleteEvery year about this time, you people across the pond post your lovely pictures of flowers and it arouses such a mix of emotions in me. Enjoyment, jealousy, irritation. We are firmly encased in snow and ice and won't even see our gardens for a couple months. Flowers are yet another month further down the road; they might start popping up mid May if we're lucky. So please just don't complain if your spring is "slow" this year or I'll have to add rage to the list! Just kidding, they're beautiful and I do enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteLucky you with spring already. We are warming up (probably temporarily) but it will still be a bit before we start to see bulbs pop. I keep telling myself to plant snowdrops. Every year I forget. I'm glad you are starting to be in bloom!
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