No sign of the snowdrops here... don't know what happened to 'em???

but today, first crocuses









Spring

I'm loving the snow drops pictures Jo Ann, they're so elegant.

Glad your crocuses are blooming dirtdorphins, keep those pictures coming.

I hope to--I sure planted a ton of bulbs
and since I discovered this place, now I have somewhere to share them

You're in the right place, amongst the kilo bulb planters😁 We love to see pictures of other gardeners blooms, it gives us ideas of bulbs we may want to order for next year, or not, depending on how they perform.

Is your yellow crocus Cloth of Gold? It has that deep purple outer veining.

crocus susianus
Supposed to be one of the oldest varieties from Turkey 16th century

These early beauties are such a sight for sore eyes this year! Thanks for the thread, Annette!

Dirtdorphins, that 3rd photo is wonderful!

Annette, your Daffs have so many buds, looks like they're going to put on a smashing display! I have Ice King too, and some years notice they appear to revert back to Ice Follies. However I divided some a couple of years ago, and the doubling seemed to return afterwords.

Dianne, I love those yellow/orange bicolor Daffs, are they fragrant? Also curious what that is growing next to them, the foliage looks like Alstromeria to me.


Winter aconite bringing some cheer to late winter here.



Crocus seiberi 'Firefly' were the first bulbs to bloom here this year.

Took this today, noticed I have Hyacinths starting to show, so it should not be long before I have blooms.

You're welcome Neal, and love I your Winter Aconite, I may have to try them next year, I've never grown them before.

Lovely daffs Seedfork, are they Mount Hood or Ice Follies?

I'm so glad I don't have to work tomorrow, I'll be able to spend time in the garden to see what else is blooming this week, I got home too late this evening to see if there were any new blooms.

I did notice yesterday that my Hyacinth City of Haarlem was starting to bloom also. We have cold weather coming back, so I believe everything is going to slow down again. The nice warm weather that we had last week really spurred some serious bulb growth, hopefully the tender blooms won't suffer from any frost damage.

I wish I knew, I bought them at Sam's club, but have no idea what variety they are.

Neal - I have always wanted to try aconites too. Maybe next year.

Those yellow/orange jonquils do have a fragrance - a little like the paperwhites, but not quite as strong. Which is good since I don't like that smell. And yes, those are alstromerias next to them. They send up vegetative shoots over the winter. I pull those out, and then the blooming stalks come up in March. That particular variety is pretty aggressive and I have to thin them out yearly to keep the patch in check.

Dianne, I know what you mean about the "fragrance" of paperwhites- at first it seems nice, then it kinda starts putting me in mind of cat pee, LOL. Odd thing about Winter Aconites, when I've ordered them, they didn't do very much, but these that I've been moving around the garden came from a friend as a tag along with another plant he had given me. Those in the pic above are in the lawn, where I thought I had moved all of them out last year. Obviously I missed a few! And I do see seedlings all around them too. I see 2 species offered commonly, so I think I've had both, I just don't know which is which.






The Snowdrops are on the way :-)





Tulips are breaking ground! This morning there's a light layer of snow again....oh goodie! LOL

Here are today's blooms.

Doesn't all that color really brighten up the garden!

Yep, and I love the last picture, it's Narcissus Little Gem's 1st bloom for me, planted in the fall. It's so tiny and cute.

Nothing beats spring-blooming bulbs!
Well, I cheated a bit.... planted some crocus bulbs in a pot and kept it on balcony.

What a beautiful sight on yet another subzero morning,another storm expected on top of what we have.

Calin, those a gorgeous! And what a great way to appreciate those little gems up close- wondering why I've never done that myself!

I tried to do a forcing on crocus,never worked for me so I appreciate anyone who has luck.

Nice blooms Calin, I haven't done forced bulbs in several years.

Well, I can't really call it forcing. Yes, they are in a pot, but they are placed on the balcony, windows were open all winter.
I just let them do their thing :)
Last fall I was thinking I could use some color among all those pots with seeds waiting to germinate...
I also have a pot with 5-6 hyacinths ready to bloom.
Problem is, someone told me these Crocus bulbs don't do well in pots. They bloom nicely the first year, and then they are gone. Wondering if it's a rule or that someone didn't know how to care for them.