Signs of Spring

[Clover]

Yesterday on our wet walk I spotted two clumps of daffodils actually in flower in someone’s garden. I haven’t even seen any snowdrops yet.

[Daisy]

Clover - how lovely! I found the snowdrops coming up through herbaceous plants that had died back yesterday. Not quite in flower yet, but looking hopeful.

[Enfys]

I found some snowdrops, just the green shoots, peeking through last week. I have primroses in flower, they’ve been like that since Christmas. There are also big fat buds on something I’ve just forgotten the name of.... it will come to me!

[Gemini]

Wow, daffodils out so soon! That must have been a lovely sight Clover
We should have snowdrops in our front garden, but no sign of them so far.

[Nana]

We have a clump of snowdrops about to flower. Simple pleasures in life & the promise of Spring.

[Daisy]

Enfys - are they hellebores - I noticed the buds on ours are nearly open.

Enfys- we have primroses in flower too - a lovely splash of colour at this time of year. They seem to flower most of the time.

Nana - I agree - simple pleasures and it makes us feel spring is starting to happen.

[Mimi]

I have primroses out in flower in the ornamental wheelbarrow that sits on the patio. In fact they were in bloom when I planted them back last autumn and they have continued to stay in flower throughout the winter albeit only one or two flowers between 5 plants . Even when they were buried in snow and ice they didn’t give up .
In the boarders I have lots of daffodils peeping through the soil and one of my Aquilegia plants have started to show signs of green growth.

[Daisy]

Mimi - it lifts the spirits on a dull wet day like today.

[Enfys]

Daisy, yes, hellebores...thank you, it was on the tip of my tongue 😛

[Glammanana]

Mimi we still have some primroses flowering in a couple of baskets we have in the front and back gardens and look as if they are still going strong and to make things better they are a lovely shade of yellow,shoots showing for the snowdrops which we planted when we first moved here at beginning of the year so hopefully they will flower soon.
This year I am going to really work hard in our garden as this first year it has been a job just to get things nice and tidy.

[Daisy]

While I was shopping today I popped into the garden centre for bird seed and a look round. I came out with bird seed, a few birthday cards, a new baby card, two trays of primroses and a Sarcococca (Sweet Box) plant. I was wandering round looking at the primroses etc and could smell this wonderful perfume. I tracked it down to the display of Srcococcas and although I've tried to grow them twice before and failed, I thought I'd have another go - and this time put it in the front garden. The plant itself isn't anything much to look at but the perfume is really amazing. So my job for the week-end, depending on the weather is to get them all planted and pretend Spring's nearly here.

The trouble is it sounds like the easiest plant in the world to grow, tolerant of anything the weather or soil may throw at it - so why can't I grow them!!! The RHS even says they are tolerant of neglect! Not in my garden they aren't - but ever the optimist, we see what this one will do!

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16452/Sarcococca-confusa/Details

[Plantaholic]

The catkins are showing yellow, that is very early.

[Daisy]

Plant - they are a joy to see, aren't they. There are quite a few hazel bushes in the paddock where we take Eva and they are full of catkins - even in the rain they look happy! I thought they were early too, but our friend coppices them so I wonder if that makes a difference.

[ZIZI]

I have lots of snowdrops andyellow crocus, the purple ones always come out later, plus my Japonica is showing pink flowers already. I have some hyacinths in a lovely big terracotta bowl on the garden table and once they start really bursting I am going to bring them indoors so we can get the benefit of them.