I felt like a desperate man today as I toured the gardens looking for some sign that my little beauties made it through the winter. I’d take any sign at all. Some sort of signal saying “Here we come dude, fear not for our safety. We’ll reunite soon enough”. And gosh darn it if those little buggers didn’t put a smile on my winter worn face.
The Summer Snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) bulbs have emerged.
Not that there was ever a concern, but seeing the little “fingernails” of the peonies emerge can be considered “breaking news” this time of year.
The Sedum ‘Matrona’ took a beating last year (deer, drought, clumsy kids) but they are on their way back. Can I get an amen?
Some other observations during my walkabout:
Maybe I’m insane, but the “evergreen” sedums have taken on a brighter color red the past few days.
Deep breath … the deer have reappeared and took to one of the arborvitae ‘rheingold’. However, they did just chow down to the new green growth and only disposed of the bronzed foliage. Maybe they were just trying to help?
I’m ready to cut down the ornamental grasses but held off for at least one more day as I still NEED their winter interest.
It may not be earth shattering, but for this time of year, I’ll take it. Baby steps … baby steps.
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Amen!
Love your enthusiast, witty prose and zeal for a new garden season. I’m jealous. I live in Alaska. Still on hold ’til May. What a long wait to see Spring Green ~ so I’ll enjoy your splendid photos. Amen and Amen.
It will be awhile here, as we are still buried under snow…but I know that feeling!
I took advantage of the warm day and walked around our garden too. Saw signs of Irises and our garlic is doing great.
So nice to see a sign of life after the winter. Love the red on the sedum!
My signs of spring yesterday were minute crocuses that I had forgotten that I’d planted. Didn’t have the camera so no record to post.
I adore taking what I call my wellness tours everyday. Bird by bird…..
I had better get out there and see if I have anything coming up, all ice today!
Eileen
I was just telling my husband this morning that an upcoming chore is cutting down our ornamental grasses. 🙂 We don’t really have any signs of spring here yet, except the grass is turning green.
I love looking for signs of spring in the garden. It seems we’re a bit closer to spring than you, as our daffodils are blooming.
While you are busy looking for signs of new growth, here in the my hometown it is so hot and dry that I’m devastated by the sight of my dried up hydrangeas. 🙁 But my rose apple tree is producing lots of flowers as it thinks it is about to expire from all that heat, so it had better go forth and bear fruit!
Rosie
oh spring with it’s promise of warmer weather. How wonderful to find some buds pushing through but I had forgotten the other task – discovering what did or did not make it through the winter.
JW/Linda – thanks for the kind words! I should appreciate that my spring is still actually earlier than others.
Meems – I am all over my irises too this year because I divided a bunch of them and hope they survived the winter.
Sue – I do love that sedum as it does give some color all winter.
Marcia – Every year I wish I planted more crocuses and I never do!
Bonnie – wellness tour is the perfect phrase. That is EXACTLY what the walkabout is. Love it.
Gatsby – chop through the ice if you have to, it’s therapeutic.
Linda – The cutting down of the OG’s is bittersweet. A new bare spot but promise of new growth in the future.
Donna – I am way anxious for the daffodils. Added a few new ones in the fall. Enjoy!
Garden Haven – I’ll trade you for the dry heat. Of course, we always want what we don’t have.
Marguerite – I am truly the “bud hunter” this time of year. So much fun!
Lovely red ‘evergreen’ sedums. I couldn’t find them even with magnifying glasses.
AMEN, Brother!
I’m seeing those sedum “roses” but no peony “fingernails”. I think last summer’s drought got the peonies. It’s such a treat to find survivors of the winter, especially this spring here, after that -28ºF night a couple weeks ago. That’s not typical for zone 6 so I’m worried about quite a few things.