A lovely March greeting to you all.
Very soon, the garden will look like the photo above!!!
I know ~ hard to believe when, out the window, the landscape is still draped in white.
But we're almost there!!! Hang on....
I think the Robins know it too. This one plumped up so much against the cold, he/she looks enormous!
With all the snow and frigid temps outdoors, I am contenting myself with indoor activities & blooms.
The hyacinth bulbs, started weeks ago in the refrigerator, are finally paying dividends with blooms at a time most needed.
Above: Buds on 'Eros." Even before it blooms you can tell it's a special hyacinth.
An assessment which rings truer & truer as the days pass & the buds unfurl.
Wow, isn't that a vision of double delightful loveliness?
Cloaked in heavenly scent. You'll have to take my word for that!
Then there's 'Dark Dimension.'
Which I photographed much better last year (click here if you'd like to see those photos again.) It's a stunning Hyacinth with it's very unusual coloring of royal blue and indigo. So striking, it topped my list of bulbs I *had* to repeat forcing.
Btw, last years bulbs were planted in the garden when they finished blooming so I'm hoping to see them out there soon too. :)
Only three varieties were forced this Spring, 'Dark Dimension,' 'Eros,' and 'Hollyhock.'
'Hollyhock' in the catalog is shown as a deep pinky-red but one of my bulbs turned out to be a pale PINK!
Maybe it got mixed up in sorting or the colors sometimes vary?? Either way, you know I'm not complaining!!!
Above: perched on the windowsill with 'Dark Dimension' in the background.
Someone who isn't bothered one iota about what's happening outdoors:
Little Ivory.
If only we could all adopt that relaxed attitude!!!!!
Now cheers to March & the warm, sunny days that lie ahead. May they show up soon, last long and melt the piles of snow quickly!
Amazing photos as always. Your hyachinth are amazing! And little Ivory looks so beautiful...her eyes are so much clearer now. Soon we will be doing our annual greenhouse hopping - can't wait!
Posted by: Dana | March 01, 2015 at 03:56 PM
Lovely Hyacinths! I have some blooming at home, too, although I'm not there. I think that's a great idea to force them indoors for the first signs of spring. Beautiful images, as always, Kathleen!
Posted by: Beth @ PlantPostings | March 01, 2015 at 08:42 PM
It is sunny here, but really, really cold. And there is over a foot of snow on the ground. Your images of hyacinths have cheered me up though. Surely spring is not far off.
Posted by: Jennifer | March 05, 2015 at 09:15 AM
You have been busy indoors! So many hyacinth. It must smell so sweet indoors. You know what's funny? Your post just made me remember that I have a pot chilling in the fridge. I should have had it out by now! Do you think winter will ever end? I'm not sure I do.
Posted by: Robin | March 06, 2015 at 08:11 PM
Very pretty.
Posted by: Dora Candler | March 17, 2015 at 12:02 PM