Susan, I think my partner is even worse- I'd have to be growing ribeyes before gardening would be considered a worthwhile venture, LOL. I think your sweet little Daffodil is 'Tete-a-tete'.
It's drizzling rain and cold out here now, on the verge of turning icy. But the 'February Gold' Daffs are opening anyway! Some old split corona Daffs are opening today to, they look to me like a sport of 'Ice Follies', but I've long forgotten what they are. I took a brief walk through the yard this morning, and saw some yellow Daffs opening, one of those sold as 'King Alfred', which these days just means it's yellow (the original King Alfred isn't sold much in commerce nowadays). We had a few more days of mild weather earlier in the week and I took advantage of the opportunity to get some more weeding and mulching done- I may actually see most of the bulbs blooming in tidy beds this year, which will be a first! Typically it's seeing those blooms among all the debris that get's me off my butt to clean out the beds. We had some pleasant weather the last couple of weeks of February that enabled me to get a head start this year.
Last summer the tree trimmer guys were working a lot in our area clearing out growth along the road, and offered the mulch to folks nearby. Everyone close had all they needed, and I told them to just keep bringing it here- I've got plenty of room for it. Well, it was during the horribly hot time of year, and I wasn't spending much time outside. I could see from the house several piles, but wasn't aware till long after the fact, that they had been bringing load after load and depositing them behind the piles I could see. When I did go out and realize it, we had a mountain range of mulch piles! Not that I'm complaining- I've never been able to afford to mulch my beds, so I'm a happy camper! A lot of it has got to go though, so we can mow and get to those parts of the yard. I've read that you should let it set for a year before using it, and it's all at least 6 months old now, so I'm going ahead with it. I've got about 2/3 of the gardens done now, and am determined to have them all done before spring gets under way. I'm going to be busy with wedding work in May and June, so I want to come home to something pretty rather than beds full of weeds that make me feel like a turd, LOL.
