As you may have noted from my last posting, the weather this winter has been erratic to say the least. My crabapple bush tried to bloom last month, two months early, and the buds got frozen out. So that bush is a bust. And the wild raspberries in my yard are trying to go for it too. So there will be a lot less flowers and fruit this year and probably some dead plants as well. If it doesn’t get cold enough to put them to sleep they either freeze to death or use up their food stores and starve to death before spring is properly sprung.
I’m happy to say that it appears my bulbs have weathered this nonsense well (no pun intended) and are beginning their annual show. (Except for the daffys, which are early.)
Peaking through the leaves I haven’t raked off yet.
A purple crocus peaking as well.
My mini irises.
Even if they’re early, I still love my daffys!
My first ‘bouquet’ of daffys! I love their smell. It’s the scent of spring.
Critters and Chaos 