Woo hoo! It is above freezing! Yesterday 6C and today supposed to be the same. The snow is melting making its muddy, slushy mess which heralds the real gardening season. Eight muddy paw prints constantly tracking through the house, water running down the street, muddy boots, a car the colour of concrete but it is almost spring. Today I perused the one bed on the south side of the house to see what has been revealed – not much, but a small promise of two or three green tips struggling through to reach the warmth.
My today’s offering is a simple vase of forced Grape Hyacinths, Muscari. One package has produced a couple of varieties, which in this setting can be studied more closely. The florets are very different in colour and form.
To make the vase more interesting as the bulbs grew, I layered some shells, perlite and soil. Watching the roots grow well before the green tips of the leaves emerged is fun. I did give the vase 10 weeks of cooling time in the cold, almost freezing garage as with other bulbs. The leaves still look much longer to show than those of the Hyacinths.
Generally speaking I think we are about six to eight weeks behind British gardens but we will catch up with lightning speed!
To see beautiful flowers from warmer climes do head over to Rambling In the Garden where Cathy hosts this wonderful Monday display of garden florals. Thank you Cathy.
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