I am getting used to these bulbs gradually, started with daffodils, then hyacinths , got a tulip gift, tried to have it rebloom, but I only see one or two leaves before snails devour them

Last December, I have tried to force bloom amarylllis, and it went quite well So now the new challenge is getting them their needed leafy growth and see if I can have them re-bloom for next spring. I also got some freebie amaryllis bulbs from my aunt this new year, and some are on their leafy growth cycle, with one showing an obvious flowerscape..so hopefully as spring comes a little more, I may see another amaryllis too!

Oh, and there is this temperamental Narcissus Ziva bulbs, out of 4 bulbs I am trying to force bloom, only one succeeded...so who knows how far along this would go or if it will just abort..

Rita, I want to just camp out in your yard this spring, surrounded by thousands of daffodil blooms... :-)

Joyanna left two of those RES daffs unpicked. I think they were regretting their early blooming when it got colder last week and snowed!

Here is a picture of the left side of the front yard last year on April 14th.



And from further away. Those are daylilies in front by the wall.



And here are the Early Sensation over on the other side, same date.

ON 4-18-2011

Gorgeous, Rita. I've had to pick mine and bring them in already to avoid freeze burn when temps plunged down into the teens. But there will be more flowers to come and hopefully not weather that is 60 one week and 16 the next.

Those are truly heavenly 2011 daffodil photos Rita

I have a container surprise awhile ago..just saw two plants making themselves known..obviously a bulb....I honestly forgot which one already That container had been the dumping ground of some of my sedum cuttings, coz I thought I have removed all the bulbs previously in this container.
Or maybe one of them is the blue hyacinth which I have been looking for

Well, that is why I am really looking forward to the daffs blooming again this spring. Plus those picture were hardly all the daffs I have in the yard. There are many other groupings of them. And there were daffs here I planted before those ones shown. Plus I also planted about 200 more new daffs this past fall. So there are lots of daffs here. I really love daffs.

Daffodil pictures taken today. It is a beautiful and mild sunny day here.

I went outside and took off some of the mulch there were the daffs are coming up to make it easier on them as I had it on really thickly last fall. Didn't take it all off, just some to make it easier for the daffs. I found lots more green shoots under there that should green up more quickly now that the sun is hitting them.

So excited for you Rita!!!

Rita your photos are lovely. I love the way you have large drifts of the daffs.

Thanks, I don't do much in moderation so when I planted daffs I planted lots of them. Just like I have lots of other flowers that I have the crazies for.

We can't be the only ones to have daff blooms? Were are pictures from the rest of us here on the forum? Too early for most?

After those RES blooms got snowed on, the rest of my earlier daffs seem to have reconsidered!

I have daff folliage showing up all over the garden but not much advancement in the way of more blooms. Still too early and cold I guess. But I bet the daff flowers really don't much like being snowed upon poor things.

Same here. A number of daffs shot up, then temps dropped into the teens, now all has gone dormant again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CRITTER (Jill)! And many more!

Happy Birthday Jill.
Here is a flower for you birthday.

Daffodill Rip Van Winkle, it looks like yellow sparklers.

OH, Happy Birthday! Have a great one.