Annette, I was thinking the weird winter and weather patterns may have had something to do with it. There have been years when it seemed to very suddenly go from winter to spring, and nearly all the spring bulbs bloomed together, then it got hot and they were just all gone. That's at least one thing I'm liking about this extremely slow arrival of spring- seems the blooms here are going to be spaced apart a bit.
Found the first Daffodil to open here yesterday, and wouldn't you know it's not in a garden bed, but a clump of Lent Lilies that were here when I moved here...in the weeds, LOL.
Iris reticulata are blooming nicely today
