The weather is thankfully improving with some sunshine yesterday and today, and getting slightly warmer.
I spent a couple of hours plotting this morning when I spotted these two white crocuses.
What I’m waiting for are the forty Blue Pearl and Cream Beauty crocuses in the long planter to start flowering.
Why every gardener should grow crocuses is an excellent article, written by Val Bourne, in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph .
I also had a good look at the dogwood, Cornus alba Sibirica, with it’s amazing cherry red stems that look at though they’ve been painted on.
Have a good weekend!
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It’s springtime! *dances*
Charlotte nearly, it starts tomorrow! xx
Fourty crocus in a planter will be such a splendid sight when they flower. The white ones are lovely.
The red of the dogwood is so vibrant and a welcome splash of colour in the winter.
I’m glad you’ve had a few dry days, we have too and it really helps getting things cleared!xxxxx
Snowbird I sure do hope so! I like the white ones too.
Colour like that is especially welcome in winter.
The dry weather has been much needed. xx
Lucky you to have so many crocus I don’t know where all mine have vanished to. Have to make sure I buy plenty next year. Lovely day here today – just been at the plot for a couple of hours – it makes such a difference to be able to get out and do a bit.
Elaine there’s wire mesh under the wood chippings to stop mice and squirrels getting at them. Same here, and yes it does. xx
I’ve got Cream Beauty in a container too, but they’re not flowering yet. We’ve had a lovely day here with blue skies and sunshine, but it’s still very cold.
Jo it is still a bit early for them, especially given the weather we’ve had lately. Same here, but It was chilly here in the wind. xx
Would you please blow some of that slightly warmer weather over here! It is dry,but still bitterly cold and cloudy! Glad you are able to get out and the crocus will make a beautiful show
Cath I’ll do what I can! Me too, and I hope so. xx
Interesting that bees prefer purple crocuses to orange ones, Flighty. Have purple and white ones in my garden
Jane bees prefer blue/purple flowers. I’d grow orange/yellow ones but sparrows like them and eat the leaves! I do to out on the plot. xx
I do love crocuses, interesting tip about the wire, though so far it seems to be birds attacking my bulbs, and only the tulips! Have a great weekend, hope it involves quality plotting.
Janet me too. Foxes are another problem hence the wire mesh on all my containers with bulbs in. Birds can be such a nuisance can’t they! Thanks, you too. xx
I love those names “Blue Pearl” and “Cream Beauty”. Thanks for the reminder that Spring is just around the corner.
Doris I hope that they live up to their names. You’re welcome. xx
It’s inspiring to see the buds burst through the earth, no matter what the weather throws at them. xx
Menhir indeed it is, and is one of the pleasures of this time of year. xx
Sweet crocuses! I’ve grown them before, but they don’t always naturalize well here. As for dogwood… hope you’ll show more photos when they begin blooming.
Nikki the biggest problem here is that squirrels dig crocuses up! Hopefully the dogwood will blossom and later produce berries so I’ll keep an eye on it for photos if that happens. xx