In other years, I’ve had the first blooms in March. Once, I managed snowdrops in February. But this year, I almost wondered if I’d have crocuses blooming for Bloom Day. Thankfully, this past week Spring finally arrived and I have a respectable showing.
I’ve seen pictures of large patches of spring snowflakes, so I hope to see my own plants bulk up a bit. It’s one of those plants that does better when quickly transplanted from one garden to another, a passalong plant of the highest order. Read more about spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) here. The crocuses I planted in 2012 are starting to look like something you might be able to see from the road: Speaking of colchicums… (Coum is pronounced KOE-um, by the way.) In 2013, Frances of Fairegarden gave me some Iris reticulata ‘Harmony’. There is quite a climate difference between our two gardens, and when these bulbs were planted here, it was before they would typically bloom here and after they had bloomed in her garden. They had quite an adjustment to make, and last year I only saw leaves. But this year… Looking forward to many more to come!I also have snowdrops blooming all over: in the Secret Garden, along the chicken yard fence, in the Parking Pad bed, and tucked in here and there. Use the search box at right if you haven’t seen enough of them. There are currently some featured on my back page as well, though the display is always changing there.
Inspired by the words of Elizabeth Lawrence, “We can have flowers nearly every month of the year,” Carol of May Dreams Gardens started Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. On the 15th of every month, garden bloggers from all over the world publish what is currently blooming in their gardens, and leave a link in Mr. Linky and the comments of May Dreams Gardens.
wonderful blooms you show. Lovely time for gardeners.Hope they continue to do well for you.Thank you for sharing
Flowers started blooming here in Mumbai and this is the peak season to enjoy the green whether and blooming flowers altogether.
You must put allot of care into your plants to make them grow in such a hostile environment. I live in Australia so don’t have to worry about the climate being unsuitable >.<
Enjoyed your site. You have a larger variety of early bloomers than I do. I’m kind of limited. Will be adding more of my favorites this fall for more variety in my spring bloomers. .
Even the same in our garden also blooming. I wish i could share the pic here. Its blossom time going one everywhere. Lovely time for gardeners.
Thanks for sharing pics here.
Amazing blooms, Kathy. It seems that the spring has come with style for you. 🙂
Kathy I am delighted to see you have blooms especially those crocus blooming in a colorful group.
Nice to see that spring has come to the north! Those miniature iris are great – such a nice sign that spring is really here. Hope they continue to do well for you.
Thanks, Erica.
Such a wonderful collection of spring blooms Kathy. Finally! Eh? I have Aconite envy especially since I planted some (did I plant them too deep, upside down I wonder now?), and haven’t seen any signs. Of course, I’ll try again. I hope for big bunches of drifts someday, too.
I had a lot of trouble getting them going, too. I finally succeeded when I was able to get some “in the green” from my sister. I suggest you get friendly with a local gardener who has a nicely established patch.
I have to say it is great to see spring finally hitting your garden! All the early bulbs and little goodies showing up, you really have been busy and it’s beginning to look like you’ve been there a while! I didn’t think the spring blooming colchicums would be hardy, I’ll have to keep that in mind next time I cave in and place another bulb order 🙂
Enjoyed your blooms. Yes, finally, spring is here. Appears I won’t have too many crocuses this year. They looked like they were ready to open – came home from work today and the flowers were scattered, shredded, over my lawn. Oh well. I did get a picture of one in bloom. I am going to check into Cyclamen coum – I have plenty of dry shade. And, in my futility project for this year, I am going to try to grow a camilla here in the Binghamton area.
Your Spring is ahead of ours……I’m loving the Iris. I saw it on another bloggers post and didn’t realize it blooms so early! It’s nice to see a big patch or Crocus…..now, that’s Spring!!
Hi Kathy,
Your blooms are wonderful to behold! No blooms yet for me, but at least the daffodils are popping up all over!
How wonderful, Kathy! Your spring just starts right in as soon as the snow melts. What a sweet way to give hope to a snow blinded gardener. I am so glad to see the dark blue Harmony retic made it. Those should bulk up over the years and be able to be divided to make a good stand of them. Happy GBBD!
Beautifulness is happening in your garden! I will continue to pronounce Coum wrong! It’s stuck in my head for keeps I think!
I have aconite blooming – I don’t know how since I never planted them. The other bed has small patches of crocus – purple, yellow and white blooming. Tulip leaves are up but no blooms yet. Spring is coming to Minnesota.