On 22-Feb-10 5:04 PM, John McGaw wrote:
On 2/22/2010 1:39 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
I already guessed that winter was over when I saw 'Soleil d'Or',
'February Gold', and 'Peeping Tom' narcissus blooming in my garden.
Today, I confirmed it when I saw the first crocus.


Yeah. I've had crocus blooming for a few days now and the smaller narcissus
are just getting opening up. The taller ones are always slower and, given
that they broke ground in December before the cold weather hit and froze
their tips, they may be a bit slower than usual this year. I figure that
Spring is here when I can smell the first Hyacinths and that will be a
while yet.

Hyacinths (like tulips) won't repeat here; the winters are too mild.
But my grape hyacinths (Muscari) are in full bloom, making a carpet of
blue under my peach tree. That carpet is punctuated with red primroses.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary