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Wordless Wednesday
Well it’s finally warming up here in Toronto a bit and the snow has begun to melt. In fact I’d say it’s about half gone. Yeah!!!!
I figured I’d better post this funny snowy branch photo now while there’s still some snow left around here. I never realized that snow could be like clouds as in the way you can sometimes see familiar shapes in clouds. Certainly this branch looks like it’s got a polar bear resting on it, doesn’t it?
I’m starting to get tired of posting photos of previous seasons flowers. I want to post this years flowers. Too bad there’s none up yet!
On a positive note it’s been warming up here slightly and the snow is slowly receding. I think it will take another week before it’s mostly gone, but the end is in site. Well .. provided we don’t get anymore snow, that is!
The area where we grow our chives is in one of the sunniest spots in our garden and the snow melted away from that area as much as two weeks ago. I’ve been out in the yard with our puppy and I do believe there might be some signs of life on the Chive front.
Our crocus are planted in the lawn, often close to the garden beds, and some of the grassy areas near the house are bare now as well so I expect the crocus’ will begin showing up soon as well. Most years they are beginning to bloom by March 25th or so, but I think that it will take until next weekend before they make an appearance.
Even though I’ve spent the last couple months complaining about all the snow I do think there will be some benefits. The garden hasn’t ever had this much snow cover since we started it and I’m sure the plants ended up being well protected from the harsh cold of winter thanks to the deep snow. I’ll bet our plants do better than ever this season!
How are your gardens progressing?
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In honour of both St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) and Spring (March 20th) falling on the same week I thought it was appropriate that I post some photos of the type of greenery and flower buds that I hope to begin seeing sometime in the next two to three weeks.
Our gardens are still covered in two or three feet of snow. Quite unusual for any winter around here let alone this time of year. However, I suspect that deep beneath the snow my spring flower bulbs know that it’s warming up and that they are preparing to emerge from the ground.
The photo above is of pink hyacinth buds developing. I expect to see some plants that look just like this by no later than mid April. Below is one of the first flowers that I’ll see. It’s a yellow crocus. I also grow purple crocus’ too. I expect to see these harbingers of spring as soon as most of the snow is gone. Often I see crocus’ by March 25th or so.
Along with Tulips, daffodils, and several other types of spring flowers and bulbs we should begin to see hosta’s emerging from the earth by the middle of April and with luck, if it’s been a nice Spring they should be at least this big by mid-May or earlier:
Do you photograph your garden and the plants you grow in different stages? From the first green leaves to the first flower buds?
Once the snow melts away I’ll have to start getting to my spring tasks! I look forward to seeing new plants emerge much more than cleaning up the garden, but it all goes together doesn’t it?
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