Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Signs of Spring, on the Winter Solstice

Last Week on Winter Solstice, or as I like to think to it “the day the promise of light returns to the sky” I saw definite signs of Spring in the garden. What’s that? A bit early you say? Well it doesn’t get much more “Springy” than Daffodils right? And those are Daffodils just starting to emerge… Since this small patch is on the north side of the house, out of sight, it’s been allowed to remain over the years. Truth be told I really enjoy it. Buoyed by the Daffodil sighting I went off to see what other signs of life I could find. Ah! Ceanothus flower buds! And Manzanita flower buds! Even a few small buds on a Grevillea… And the promise of pendulous greenish-yellow flowers on the Willlow Leaf Stachyurus. Inside the “greenhouse” the Acacia is covered in buds… And back outside the Edgeworthia blooms are starting to form… I pray some freak weather event doesn't come along and damage these buds before they have a chance to fully develop. Only 85(ish) more days until the first day of Spring!

7 comments:

  1. So encouraging! And 85 days somehow sounds much better than 3 months! (Well, anything less than 90 days sounds way better!) Bud ON!

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  2. Yeah!!! look at those little plants thrust themselves out of the ground...yeah!

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  3. Siorry , but I was going to try and post smeting intersting , but i AN drunk.

    Plese forgive Loree...

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  4. Came to love Edgeworthia after Lynden Miller used them in the Lady's Border at the NY Botanical Garden. Daffodils blooming in December and January just feel wrong though I do still love them.

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  5. MulchMaid & Lauren, I just keep thinking as long as we can make it through January then we're home free!

    Adam, and please forgive me for posting your comment. It was one of my favorites of the entire year! I hope you were celebrating and not drowning your sorrows.

    Kaveh, I resisted the charms of the Edgeworthia for the longest time. In fact what finally brought me around was the foliage and the graceful shape of the plant...not the much heralded flowers. Oh and I doubt the Daff's will bloom that soon, I'd say February.

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  6. That reminds me, I have to go dump some ice on my daffs.

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  7. Ha, ha!

    I was in good spirits on Tuesday Loree, so no need to worry. I was definitely drunk in charge of a keyboard though!

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