Once again, memes collide.
It is Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Brought to you the 15th of each month by Carol at May Dream Gardens, garden bloggers from all over the world gather to show what is blooming in their gardens, their greenhouses, their houses, or wherever their flowers reside.
But, as they say, "Beware the Ides of March".
The weather has swung from winter to spring to winter again. Last week was false spring where I live in the Southern Tier of New York, zone 6a. Some early native trees are blooming, and I have bulbs coming up. Yesterday, I woke up to a dusting of snow. Winter does not loosen its grip easily.
I even have outdoor blooms to show you.
Yesterday, my first crocus bud appearedin the front yard. The foliage wasn't even up three or so days ago. Boom!
Two views of my backyard white Lenten rose, which has been waiting patiently since late December.
My purple Lenten rose isn't blooming yet, but buds are visible.
Other bulbs are peeking through the ground, wondering if the time is right.
I looked at my post from March of 2025 and we were a little bit further along, but that's OK. Nature has announced that Spring is Really Here.
Inside, an African violet blooms. My inch plant is blooming too, but I can't get a good picture with my iPhone 13 mini.
That's it for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
For #ShadowshotSunday, brought to us by Lisa at This and That: A Blog, a picture taken Wednesday in a local park. I was hoping to get a garden shadow picture from today, but, so far, no shadows.
Hoping your Ides of March is happier than Julius Caeser's was for him.
I think you are still a little ahead of us here on Long Island, zone 7b! Our weather has been a rollercoaster ride as well with 29.1 inches of snow, then freezing temperatures, then three days in the upper 60’s to 70 degrees, and now back into the 40’s and the crocus are just coming up! Happy Bloom Day and almost spring!
ReplyDelete