We got enough sun on Friday afternoon that the daffodils started to open. On Saturday many were full open and the ones on the right side of the front steps looked so nice. This is the East of Steps garden and the front 2 are called ‘Tweety Bird’, a very early daffodil. Not sure what the back ones are.
Six feet west, on the other side of the steps in the West of Steps garden, they weren’t quite open yet. Micro climates make all the difference.
When they do open, they will be lovely!
These in the South garden have been open for 2 weeks through snow and rain and are still just as pretty.
In the South garden, closer to the front porch, the grape hyacinths have lots of flowerstalks and buds. In front of them, there’s a little Chiondoxa volunteer.
Same garden, but alongside the porch, the tulips have buds. It’s been so windy the soil has blown into the leaves.
In the First Fence garden by the walkway, the daffodils have opened. These are called ‘Ice Follies’.
At the west end of the South Herb garden, the daffodils have started to open. These are more ‘Tweety Bird’.
In the East Shed garden, another ‘Tweety Bird’ has opened between the Chiondoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’.
In the middle, I think these are more ‘Ice Follies’.
At the north end, more ‘Tweety Bird’ and some in the little garden are opening.
This daffodil volunteer appeared under the back porch steps a couple years ago, and now it’s flowering.
The daffodils in the New South garden are opening.
If they all get going and the tulips (some of which have buds) open, it should be really pretty by mid April.
So it’s really looking like spring here. Lots of the forsythias have bloomed and the magnolia buds are very swollen. My favorite time of year!