It does the heart good to see that @Lizzie and @cornelly. Mine are just showing,they didn't flower last year (new bulbs) so fingers crossed for this year. But after a mooch round the garden thismorning,a lot of things are up,my irises are about 3" high,tulips an inch above,planted second week in Nov. It all seems too soon,very mild here in the valley,we've had no frost to speak of.
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That's interesting Valley Gardener. Although most (but not all) my snowdrop clumps are showing through and I found some daffs this afternoon, none of my small Irises or Tulips are poking through yet. Most of my new tulips are in pots to protect them from the squirrels.
My modest contribution to this discussion. First ever snowdrops in my current garden, planted last year, just out. Note the customary marker, made out of a short bamboo stick painted green at its end. I use quite a few of them to mark the presence of deciduous herbaceous plants.
That's lovely Papi Jo - it's such a thrill isn't it when the first one comes out. I had a very hopeful look underneath a birch tree outside our garden where I think I've planted a pot of snowdrops every year or so for the last ten years, but no luck - they obviously don't like it there. The green painted stick is a good idea too - I use bamboo barbecue sticks to do the same job, especially where bulbs are planted.
I spotted a daffodil in full bloom in the sunny part of my garden on Friday last week (the 11th) and snowdrops and crocuses last Friday just gone. Photos didn't seem to get attached.
Lovely Lizzie27, ours are just showing but not fully open. The nearest to being open the pigeons walked all over, they are under a feeder though so cannot blame them totally. I thought I moved them all last year.
Philip I used to have little rings of small stones around non showing plants. My dear mother in law once asked why I had little stone circles all over the garden
I spotted a clump of campanula in flower at the side of the house today! I never go down there really, just went to fetch some pallets! Couldn’t believe it! Just been out with the torch lol!
I had a very hopeful look underneath a birch tree outside our garden where I think I've planted a pot of snowdrops every year or so for the last ten years, but no luck
Too dry one suspects! Is this a bit of guerilla gardening?
I have a (very) few snowdrops coming though ... but primroses are starting to flower and (English) blubells are pushing through here and there. Also Spanish ones, mutter, but that's another battle to be fought ... hellebores flowering well as one would expect. Lots of shrubs budding up, just in time to be whacked by Beast-from-the-East-III I suspect
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I thought I moved them all last year.
Philip I used to have little rings of small stones around non showing plants. My dear mother in law once asked why I had little stone circles all over the garden