Karen and Ruthanna, you are way ahead of me. Today is so cold and gloomy that even Crocuses have refused to open their flowers. Thunders woke me up last night and brought really cold weather. I can hear another thunderstorm approaching. The sky has turned dark fifteen minutes ago
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."~Albert Einstein
Wow, Karen. You really under-planted TPs with daffodils. How long have they been together and did you notice anything when they are planted together in the long term?
The garden comparison photos are great, Karen. I always think that I can see a difference between the morning and
Afternoon in my garden.
I love your daffodils!
Ruthanna, your peonies are looking great hopefully you will have flowers in a few weeks.
LG - My garden grows with love and a lot of hard work.
Thanks, Alex and LG. Alex, the daffodils don't seem to bother the peonies much. Tree roots from fruit and flowering trees nearby do affect the peonies by causing buds to abort. But less peony buds get aborted if I apply fertilizer generously.
Ruthanna, my Roseheart looks about the same as yours.
Only happy Crocuses here. I have been planting Crocuses for at least ten years and fighting the squirrels I still don't have as many Crocuses as I would like to have, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel
Little Pulmonaria Red Start opened its first flower today:
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."~Albert Einstein
Thank you, Anya. You cannot imagine how many tricks I tried to save Crocuses from squirrels. In the end, I figured out that stone and/or heavy wood and brush over the newly planted bulbs physically prevent the squirrels to dig and eat the bulbs. In spring, I remove the stones and wood. That's how I managed to save some Crocuses. I will plant more of them this fall
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."~Albert Einstein
Here are a couple hellebores I bought from Klehm's s number of years ago, when they had more colors and forms than any place I ever knew. I fell in love with them blooming on one of our local plant society's spring buying g tours. How I miss those!
A tree peony bud emerging. The warm weather has advanced things a bit. Hopefully not too fast because the cold will come again. Hopefully not too old though.
Jasmin, Rizzo & LG what nice spring colors. They really pop!
Oh, that Oscar's famous black Helleborus Do we know its name?
A beautiful day here, 27C (81F). I am supposed to work and write in the house, but I just cannot help myself; I have to go outside.
Planning flower succession pays off, so far Crocuses are finishing but little Scialla sibericas are popping everywhere
And Puschinia albas; I will have to plant more of these in the fall
Here are the small bulbs from the front garden. I definitely need to plant more Puschinias. In the upper right corner is my Helleborus Orientalis seedling. People say that Hellebore seedlings do not turn pretty; they usually pick up the worst qualities from their parents. This one surprised me with a bud this spring. We will know what this little plant inherited from its parents in a couple of days
The herbaceous NOID that I call White Lady emerged today
Hoki is looking good, so far
So is Necklace with Precious Pearls I didn't expect her to have buds this year because it was totally covered and shaded by a Clematis last year. I am pleasantly surprised by a bud Hopefully, this will be her first bud in my garden
And Colourful Butterfly has a bud Love this one Both Necklace and Butterfly are "caged" because they are still small; that is, God forbid , raccoons or dogs can destroy them in a second.
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."~Albert Einstein