Friday, March 5, 2010

SPRING!!!  YEAH. It seams that El Nino and the Artic Circulation has finally allowed spring to begin.  Ok, it's not quite t-shirt and shorts weather, but it's a definate inprovement on the sub-freezing temps and the need to bundle up before steping outside.

I just took this picture of crocus blooming at the office.  Be looking for these in gardens and where houses used to be. 

In the next couple of weeks, take a walk in the woods looking for spring efemerals.  These flowers bloom and complete their lifecycle before the trees leaf out.  They are only around for about 3-4 weeks.

Look for:  Shooting star, toothworts, white troutlily, dutchman's breeches, hepatica, harbinger-of-spring, violets, bluebells, trilliums, and jacob's ladder.

And later in the spring: Lady's Slipper, Mayapple, firepink, spiderwort, blue-eyed grass, jack-in-the-pulpit, wild ginger, solomon's seal.

Don't forget to take time to find the spring wildflowers.  They don't last long and soon we will be complaining about the heat of summer.

Happy gardening!