I do not know who planted the crocuses from my memory.
When I was in grade school there were some white ones that would open up very very early in the spring /late winter.
Once they came up through some snow.

My mother was always very happy to see them.

We had some daffodils that seemed to grow wild too. I think that they were yellow.

M

Ugh, even with two days above 40* and rain! we still have a 2' snow pack and mounds around my flower garden area from shoveling the walks. Looks like more to come this week, weekend, and next Tuesday.

Steve what a hopeful sign of Spring! Glad you shared.
Di

I love Daffodils.

I don't know if this was originally written as a poem or as a song, but I had it as a song on a children's record when I was little. It had one of those pretty fairy tale melodies that nursery rhymes tend to have:

Daffodowndilly by A.A. Milne

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead."

waves

That is lovely.


I could not find the music / song for it but
here are some children reciting the poem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9pwkQ63_k
Daffodowndilly

M

I drove up to my home a little while ago. I'm starting to see the yellow part of the bulbs. They are not in bloom yet,but they are getting ready. BF

Oh gosh, how I wish I had some.

But I will just enjoy hearing about yours. Its not spring here yet.
We have been in the BRRRRRh. Weather again, and expecting
8 to 10 inches by Monday. Ugh, no thanks.

At least I got to go on my vacation. Got to see my co-workers
in South Bend, go to my co-workers retirement. Which was fantastic.

She has been one of my inspirations. To show how much she has
been one. She is the one that got the SOS, I sent to them on Wednesday
morning.

A parent had emailed, and I wasn't able to help. Her son is headed to
a manifestation hearing and possible expulsion. Well she had the right
to ask for a different date. Or to get some help.

The original date was today. And after some persuading, which this
mom wouldn't have done by herself. She got it moved to next week.

Donna

Maybe soon after the snow,freezing rain,and sleet on Monday,we will see them start to bloom. BF

Many years ago I planted thousands of daffadils .They took a satilite picture.some years ago and it was taken when they were out.
I probably have the only flower garden that can be seen from space
that is how many I planted which took about two months.

I hope you all are doing well.
I am doing well despite stage three PD.
Glad I planted them when i did as i could never do it now.

John,
Cultivating beauty is a loving act.

M

The Daffodils survived the more then 60 degree temperature drop in one day,and the snow. It went down to two,or three degrees that night. The flowers where kind of droopy,but they where alive. BF