A good showing from the tulips on the steps of 217 W 106th St.
Tulip Sunburst
Category: Flowering Bulbs
Grape Hyacinths
The grape hyacinths aren’t as showy as their larger namesakes, but I love their tiny florets and deep purple coloring.
Tulips Emerging
Most of the tulips haven’t opened yet, but this one did — and caught a bit of afternoon rain for its troubles.
A Tiny Sea of Green
Our sidewalk treebeds are truly activated, with a variety of bulbs putting up their spring growth to produce overlapping regions of different shades of green.
Purple Hyacinths
More color in the sidewalk treebed outside 217 W106th.
Catching Raindrops
Hyacinths caught a bit of the afternoon rain.
Smallest of the Hyacinths
Some of the hyacinths have full-blown clusters with lots of flowers packed side-by-side, while others… not so much.
But these little ones still have a delicate beauty all their own.
Welcome Back, Daffodils!
We still have a few more scattered cold nights ahead of us, but with the equinox behind us and daytime temperatures in the fifties every day, I was pleased to see that the first of our daffodils have opened.
A Little Child Shall Lead You (to the Squills)
A little kid stopped on their way home to ask me a series of excited questions about the garden — what was I doing with the shears? (Pruning.) What was growing in this planter? (Alliums.) And when were the flowers going to come out?
I led them over to show off the crocuses that were already blooming, but then they pointed something I had overlooked entirely: the first of the wood squills had come up, putting out a tiny blue blossom hidden away between the ivy leaves.
Colorful Croci
The first small burst of crocuses has faded, but the recent rain brought forth a second (tiny) wave of color. Not as eye-catching as the tulips, daffodils, and aliums will be in a few weeks, but still rewarding to those few who take a moment to appreciate them.
