Daffodils!

The first daffodils from last fall's plantings are blooming right now.  Such a cheery bit of sunshine for the garden! 

Dutch Master Trumpet Daffodils

These trumpet daffodils are in the very back corner of the gardens, flowering in front of an evergreen huckleberry and surrounded by other lovely perennials like tulips, Oriental poppies, and forget-me-nots. 

Tête-à-Tête Daffodils

These Tête-à-Tête daffodils are pictured here in the front yard center bed with crocuses, hyacinths, and soon-to-be-blooming bluebells and sweet woodruff.

Kale & Spinach

A pretty basket filled with two kinds of overwintered kale and spinach!  Ben had asked me to pick some of each to add to a smoothie.

Snow in the Garden

A light dusting of snow this week made for some good end-of-winter, beginning-of-spring garden photos.

 

Newly-planted deck pots filled with chives, kale, snow peas, snap peas, lettuces, and tulips.

 

Glass cloches kept these lettuces warm and insulated from the cold.

Sturdy new squash trellis, surrounded by hardy herbs, and lettuce under cloches

Overwintered spinach and kale, as well as newly-planted spinach and onion seedlings

Pac choi seedlings, just planted out the day before

Pretty purple Remembrance crocuses on the perennial path

The hellebores have been blooming for a while now

Hellebores among the primroses and daffodils

First daffodils

Potted tulips and grape hyacinths just set out for some early color:  Tulipa kaufmanniana "Fritz Kreisler" with Muscari aucheri "Blue Magic"

Lupines just emerging

First Hollywood plum blossoms

 Crocuses in the front yard beds: "Joan of Arc" white with "Remembrance" and "Pickwick" purples

Newly-planted-out daffodils: the beautifully aromatic yellow and orange Narcissus "Marinette" alongside white and yellow "Tete a Tete"

Narcissus "Tete a Tete" and Tulipa "Turkestanica"

A Lovely Winter Bouquet

The hellebores looked beautiful today, even after a bit of snowfall, so I brought a few inside to brighten the table.