Spring continues to March on

Daffodil Rijnveld's Early Sensation March 27th 2019

Spring continues this week, we've had a couple of good rains since the last time I've posted. Temperatures have mostly been in the 50s, however yesterday the 27th it was all the way up to 72.F and the need to wear something to keep cooler was strong for the first time. In the garden there is plenty of action to be seen. Snowdrops and Crocus continue, Winter Aconite and Snow Iris have joined in the show and the first Daffodils of the year opened. I have over 2,000 Daffodil bulbs throughout my yard which makes spring a very colorful season. Also to add to the list of firsts I planted the first plant of the new year and it was Magnolia 'Genie' I had one previous but it didn't make it through the winter I believe because it was a little too young and planted too late in the season. This ended out being a good thing because I placed they new one in an area where it is more likely to do well.

Snow Iris Bloomed 3/20/19

Winter Aconite Bloomed 3/19/19

The flowers of early spring are typically small like the above but they are very powerful in the colors they provide. Flowers like these stand out like jewels in an otherwise dull brownish landscape. I really like Snow Iris and Crocus but the blooms only last days for me because something always comes each night to eat them, and you can probably guess what they are.... Rabbits, again with the rabbits. Snowdrops are supposed to be resistant to that however I still find some of the blooms nibbled off from time to time. I combat this by planting lots so a few missing blooms doesn't get as noticed. I have Tulips but I wouldn't normally if I didn't fence them off immediately when they sprout. The good news is they have never touched the Daffodils or Winter Aconite which is why I only plant those from now on. You would think this might limit me in sticking with just those but there is a multitude of colors and bloom times that Daffodils come in. The blooms typically last two and a half weeks but with as many cultivars as I have currently there will be blooms of different sizes and shades for the next 6 weeks.

Front Garden as of 3/28/19

As you can see there are plenty of Daffodils about to pop. I have one cultivar blooming now and several more that are starting to nod and showing color that will likely start to flower in the next few days. You can also spot the rabbit cages on the Tulips. I also noticed the Forsythia is starting to show color as well with just a bit of yellow starting to show.

Back yard 3/28/19

I did notice the grass is starting to have a hinting of green now, wont be long before mowing season starts!