The hyacinth flowers from this spring have all died back, leaving stalks of seedpods that are turning translucent and releasing their little black seeds.
Hyacinth Seed Pods
Category: Flowering Bulbs
Giant Allium
That’s no moon — it’s a giant purple allium!
Flowering Bulbs in Full Bloom
Squills, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips — nearly all of the flowering bulbs have emerged to put on a show.
Crocuses
I snapped this photo of this pairing of crocus flowers for my wife, as her colors are purple and white.
Daffodils
Our daffodils are still going strong.
Emerging Flowers
As winter fades into spring, life reemerges.
First Squills
The Siberian Squill that I planted eight years ago in the sidewalk tree beds out front are still going strong, and are often the first thing on our block to bloom.
First Daffodil Blooms
The daffodils I planted last autumn are starting to bloom.
First Sign of Spring
Today’s warm weather was a fluke, but nonetheless I spotted the first sign of spring in the garden — a few early shoots pushing up from bulbs that were planted last autumn.
Late Night Planting
How is this my life? Planting daffodil bulbs at night, in the rain.
Total of ten sidewalk treebeds successfully planted tonight, with between one and four dozen daffodil bulbs each, plus a sprinkling of wildflower seeds from a field in the Hudson Valley that we visited this summer. Thank goodness I’m almost done with the autumn planting!
