Despite It All

 

Snow Shadows in the Front Yard

Snow Shadows in the Front Yard

On Monday, like much of the East Coast, we had 5 inches of snow followed by some of the coldest temperatures of the winter.  Despite it all when things started to melt I found that the plants are like an oncoming locomotive.  Spring flowering just will not be stopped.  The crocus just shrugged off the snow and kept on blooming.

 

Crocus species

Crocus species

I even found that the roses are beginning to emerge

 

Rose Leaf emerging

Rose Leaf emerging

And in the woods the Tulipa Sylvestris that I planted last fall are one of the first emerging bulbs.

 

Tulipa sylvestris

Tulipa sylvestris

Two items that I’ve been keeping an eye on are the two littel Adonis plants that I planted in the middle of a cold spell.  It looks like I’ve missed the flower on the strongest looking plant but I think I spy green on even the one that looked like a goner.

 

Adonis #1

Adonis #1

Note the flower stalk leaning over but the leaf looks healthy and there is new growth at the base.  I was sure that its partner was stillborn but …

 

Adonis #2

Adonis #2

The keen-eyed observer can see a small amount of green at the base of the second Adonis (I hope anyway)…:)

2 comments on “Despite It All

  1. Jonathan

    Love the crocus picture! This weekend’s warmer weather should melt the foot of snow currently on the ground up here in Massachusetts, revealing…?

  2. Jan

    Your crocus photos are lovely. It is hard to imagine, that we are in the midst of spring, and you still are having snow.

    Jan
    Always Growing