In my spring bulb garden (in the front of my house where it gets sun half the day) I have allium, various large-cup daffodils and muscari. The muscari foliage never went away. . it's amusing to see it frost-covered in the mornings! There are only ~5 of the others that have peeked above the soil. . . .and then stopped!
However. . . in my side garden (which gets sun all day), there are a dozen or so King Alfred Improved daffodils that have emerged and are growing! No sign yet of the crocuses or of the hyacinth. enough of the buds on my daphne have bloomed, filling the air near it with that heavenly fragrance. Since this flower bed is predominantly for my hellebores (lenten/christmas roses), I EXPECT to see them bloom in winter. This year so far, my Josef Lemper put out its first white bloom. . in October. In the week after Christmas, Sunshine Ruffles and Ice Follies both bloomed . Four others are expected to bloom for their first time sometime between mid-Feb and mid-March. The last 3 are too young to bloom until NEXT winter.
Sunshine Ruffles and Ice Follies
