squills

There is nothing blooming at my new (to me) garden. That lack will have to be rectified. But my daughter Cadence was going right by the old place yesterday, and I asked her to take pictures. So I can tell you that the winter aconites (Eranthis spp.) are now blooming. I was there less than [...]

So often we're told that a certain bulb multiplies by seed, but how often do you see it in action? In the photo above, the Siberian squill seedlings look almost like grass, but many of them still have the brown seed coat on their tips. Also, they are not flat like grass blades, but round [...]

Looking over last year's April Bloom Day post, I see the same things blooming at pretty much the same time. The smaller-and-earlier species crocus are on the wane, but the later-and-larger Dutch crocus are definitely making a color statement. I'm thinking about getting more of these and extending the crocus bank further towards the road [...]

The Crocus Bank is looking glorious (click any photo to enlarge it): But I was pleasantly surprised to see this wee thing:

It took a mere seven days to shed that foot of snow and get back to our regularly scheduled program.Snow in April is really a joke. There is no way it can win, though it can cause damage.And it has been instrumental in teaching this gardener patience and perseverance. If I knew the Latin for [...]