The crocuses are beautiful, SSG--I agree it is sad to have them start to grow and bloom now to no avail.
I was just noticing that one of my lilac trees has fat buds getting ready to open-- not to mention all the daffodils that have stalks shooting up--and I found catkins getting ready to open on my pussy willow.
I wonder what our real spring will look like this year?
Nice buy, Aspenhill! I was able to get a hellebore last fall during a wonderful clearance sale--it rooted nicely for me and I'm hoping for a bloom this spring!