I'm Frilled

There was a most excellent rain assisted melt through most of the night. By the time I came home from work, yes that has started up again, my garden was back.

Every little sign of life is most welcome now. The round swirly lichen covering a rock in the garden border has even been growing.

I was frilled to see my baby Hamamelis x intermedia 'Unknown' after a warm day of partly sunny skies. The petals have unfurled. I will have nice sized frilly flowers on my Witch Hazel. It's not the red 'Diane' I wanted and paid for, but it will do. I can add 'Diane' some where else in the garden. This is such a hopeful shrub for the last gasp of winter. To bad it was a few days late for Bloom Day.

I searched. I looked. There is still no sign of the daffodils. This week of warm should wake them up and get them moving. There are plenty of crocus that will come first. Even they have been slow to get moving this year.

Next week's cold isn't looking real cold, 40's - 20's. Cool cold is better than too hot at this time of year. I'm anxious for spring, but it shouldn't be rushed. Slow is better. I'm hoping this is the best bulb year ever, the one that Bulbarella always dreamed of.