The snow is off the snowdrops in the Secret Garden. For all I know it was gone yesterday, but I was out all day running errands. These are up just as high as the ones that the snow melted off earlier this week. None of them, however, look like they’re going to bloom today, and the weather is supposed to turn colder with snow predicted starting tomorrow. Meanwhile, Eric King and Alan Hersker near my sister Ro (in Sackets Harbor) had their first snowdrops blooming on March 4, and I saw a nice substantial patch blooming in Vestal en route to Grandma’s house yesterday. That’s how they look best–in big colonies–but you don’t have to buy tons to get them that way. After they’re done blooming, but before the leaves turn yellow, dig them up, divide them, and replant. In a few years you’ll have your patch.
Still no sign of ‘Sam Arnott,’ though. I think he may have expired. That little clump has been getting smaller and smaller instead of bigger and bigger every year. Could be the drainage isn’t right, could be I’ve disturbed the bulbs too much over the years, or . . . who knows? Well, if they’re really gone, and not just late, it will give me a chance to plant the real ‘S. Arnott.’
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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