It's here!

What? But Spring of course! Well, at least that's what some of my flowers and plants tell me.

A big clump of ordinary snow drops:



The turkish snowdrops, Galanthus elwesii. I bought five bulbs last year:



The Leucojum vernum:



Iris "Katherine Hodgkin" about to start:



Spring flowering heather:



And finally the Daphne mezereum, a bush about five foot, 150 cm, tall:



I saw some crocus about to start. They're threatening with sun tomorrow, so they might come out. So will I, bringing the camera.

 

Lovely, thank you - we're expecting 6-8" of snow today so I am happy to see even pictures of spring.

 

You're welcome. This is not normal for where I am, jungseed, but I'm very happy with this strange winter, I tell you.

 

Wow Droopy
How on earth do you manage to grow heather successfully? I am impressed. I tried, but my soil just is not right for them even though they are part of Fynbos which is indigenous to the Western Cape.
And I also love those leucojum. They are winners. Thanks for posting those piccies.

 

Thanks, Palm Tree. The heathers love the wet, cool climate and the acid soil we have, so I can grow lots of different types. I've lost some to fungi in mild winters, unfortunately, but none of the spring flowering ones. The Leucojum are self-seeding, and I'm ever so proud.

 

Spring is busrting out all over. Thanks for the pics. You are on the way for gardening this season.

 

I think I'll move from Wisconsin to the Arctic Circle so I can have an earlier spring like you! It must be an unusual winter for you Droopy. We've got more snow and cold this year than what we've had in many...it's great to have, but come March I'm ready to see some dirt.

 

lol,, sorry to disappoint you Kasey, but droopy is waaayyyy south of me,, nothing in the artic is blooming at all. we are frozen solid here,, but we are getting warmer slowly.

And droopy,,, geeeez,, those are beautiful!!! I sure wish it was that warm up here for that. were averaging between -1 to 3 C,,thats 29 to 36 F.

Talked to my sister in law today, and it was 17 down there,, she lives south of Oslo. sigh. Thats 60+ deg F.

 

FYI...Biita, you got my curiosity up and I just checked to see the difference in latitude between all of us. Near me in Green Bay, Wisconsin it's about 45 degrees north latitude; in Oslo, Norway it's about 60 degrees north latitude; and in northern areas of Norway it's around 70 degrees north latitude.

You guys should still be a lot colder than we are now, I would think...we won't see any spring flowers poking through the ground until mid April if we're lucky, and that would be pushing it. Pretty interesting winter for all of us. Right now, I'll enjoy Droopy's pictures and dream of spring!

 

Flotte bilder.What a thrill to see some things that are coming up there.
I can perceive the excitement in your posting. Those specimens are lovely to see. The Daphne makes you blink at it's brightness. That colour is not one that we see often in the spring here.
...and that "Spring flowering Heather" has such a delicate tint. That's a nice example.
Thank you VERY much for giving us such an attractive show.
I'm going to hold you to that promise tomorrow if it's sunny. heh heh heh.

 

Thank you all for rejoicing with me.

Kaseylib, we owe everything to the Gulf Stream. It makes Norway fairly habitable.

Sjoerd, are you starting to learn Norwegian?

It has indeed been a strange winter. Last winter was also funny, but fairly normal in January and February. Well, if spring has come to stay, I won't moan about it too much.

 

Heh heh heh...just seeing if you were paying attention.

 

Because of Kaseylib's curiosity I checked too. I'm about on level with Anchorage, Alaska. How cool is that!

 

No fair! Norway has spring abd I'm going to get 8 more inches of snow!