There are most definitely signs of spring around here although a few drifts of snow still need to melt away in the garden. I was happy to see Hyacinth cones poking out from the now soggy, compacted leaves that I flipped on to the flower beds in the fall.
My little triumph(to me) this week is that the Freesia bulbs I planted last fall in the house, managed to produce two blooms, yes, two blooms! I really did not know what to expect as I had not tried forcing Freesias before but I do love them and miss them from years ago. Their fragrance is unbeatable. As a cut flower they are not transported up here so far from their comfortable temperate more coastal climates as they do not travel well. I have learned a few things in this process and am hopeful they will do better next year but here are this year’s tiny harvest with a few Muscari also forced indoors.
Hermes, the messenger, a Greek god, whose main skill is speed, is heralding spring. Hermes, also has a more cunning side and apparently represents many other more suspicious traits so this old car hood ornament seemed an appropriate representation for today’s world.
Just look at the blue stigma, stamens and pollen! I found this particularly interesting because in my foray into eco printing, I have learned most orange/red flowers will yield a blue dye when hammered.
Because I am eight to ten hours behind some of you who read this blog, I will post this today, Sunday March 9.
Please head over to Cathy’s blog Rambling in the Garden where Cathy hosts ‘In a Vase On Monday. You will find more beautiful flowers in vases. Thank you Cathy for this inspiring page.
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