Comments on: Bees return to the Crocus Bank

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:42:50 +0000

I really didn’t do much editing. Just chopped off the end when it got blurry and added the titles.

By: kate

kate — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:04:25 +0000

The video was well done. You did a good editing job and I should be thanking you for letting me hear the sounds of bees again and see the crocuses close up. I enjoyed the quiet voices ... what a wonderful idea to plant so many bulbs. kate’s last blog post..~ Doing things differently ~

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:07:26 +0000

Beautiful crocus! You've given a Spring gift to everyone who sees them for years to come. When we lived in Missouri my dh and I planted hundreds of bulbs at both the houses we renovated. My mother assures me that many of the bulbs still pop up each Spring. It's almost like magic to my mind that they are still alive after all these years. I love bulbs! Dawn’s last blog post..Mirror, Mirror on the...Floor

By: kerri

kerri — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:42:12 +0000

Kathy, wasn't yesterday beautiful? Unlike today. It's pouring rain here and my bright cheery crocus, which yesterday glowed in the afternoon sun, were looking rather miserable this afternoon. The weather forecast is not very promising! I loved your video and hearing the busy bee buzzing. Your band of crocuses is a lovely sign of spring. kerri’s last blog post..Colorful Crocuses!

By: jane

jane — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:11:13 +0000

Absolutely beautiful! What a treat for those driving by. jane’s last blog post..Free Gardening Courses

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:09:29 +0000

I hope they do. I’d love for the Crocus Bank to be “a landmark that many people search for when trying to gauge if Spring has *truly* arrived,” as Nancy Bond says in a comment below.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:06:52 +0000

I’m thinking of expanding it a bit this fall.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:06:11 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Cameron.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:05:44 +0000

You know, a couple of years ago we had an almost bee-less spring, but it seems like every year since then their numbers have increased, so I’m hopeful.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:04:18 +0000

I see rabbit damage on other plants, but not the crocuses. We definitely have deer “in the neighborhood,” but we also have a lot of coyotes (aka coy-dogs) chasing them, not to mention Homo sapiens. We have seen deer damage on woody trees (notably fruit trees) further away from the house, but even that has been light. I suppose our deer population is not so large that they need to get up close to our noisy, erratic household to get enough to eat. Voles are a big problem for me in other areas of the garden. As a matter of fact, I’d say the only reason I can grow crocus here with any measure of success is that the soil is so compacted even rodents can’t be bothered.