Wow! It's so exciting each year to see those noses. Still waiting for a few to poke out here. Mostly ones I planted last fall.

For me, it's seeing the very last few poke up---so I know everything survived the winter. I usually leave the mulch on until the very last possible minute to hold stuff back as long as possible to avoid late frosts. Except for a few bulbs the voles got, everything else is up including the Spring planted bulbs. This year, stuff underground fared better than stuff above ground. My peach trees and flowering shrubs took a hit from the extreme winter cold. Everybody's evergreens look tough; even large white pine trees suffered.

The only problem I have now is that I moved one of my best lilies last Fall and now I can't find it! It's here--somewhere. I guess it will remain a mystery until it blooms.

I found the same thing here Lorn.
It seemed the lilies took forever but they are all looking great.Some perennials are shorter but going to bloom

Jo Ann, I think things are about 2 weeks later than usual, but I'm very happy with the way things look right now. I didn't lose a single lily over that tuff winter except that few I lost to the darn voles and then, even that could have been worse. So, overall, I'm pretty happy right now!

Lily fields in my yard
A dozen varieties in front of concrete slab behind garage


Another dozen in pots on concrete slab behind garage

Good Gosh, look at all the green! Looks like a good month ahead of me up here. How do you manage to keep all that so nice and clean? I can just imagine how pretty that is going look in another three to four weeks!

Thanks Lorn. Clean scene due to end of season pickup in late fall and the start of season clean up, ongoing. ... I calculate here we're 2 to 3 weeks behind from last spring's spring..



To illustrate when that area (slab back of garage)in bloom (last year)

Back to big bulbs...

gwhizz said:"MONSTER" I buy in a box of Aurelians every few years from a country grower, that are that size 'abouts'

I'm not sure if it's from the same 'country grower', but Anthony found me a 'Tallboy' several weeks ago - I'm an extremely lucky (and happy) liliophile!



And it certainly wasn't a 'wee thing'!

Thanks Anthony

It was a big Mumma ,Della.. There was another big one I got, 'Schokolade x [cant remember].. These are 'supersize'!!!.I love my trumpets , ..Hope to have a few show -worthy beauties

Might need some dynamite to get that thing buried.

WoW seems to be the only appropriate word.