As winter nears its end, we make the biggest fuss over the littlest green sprouts and flowers. Here's my big fuss for the week...Daffodil sprouts!Crocus sprouts!Crocus buds!I posted about these …
Green Thumb Sunday – Week 7 – Final Week for Hyacinth
Outside, there is a foot of snow, but inside my hyacinths are all in full bloom, both pink and blue. At times, sitting just around the corner 10 feet from them, the scent is almost overbearing but it …
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Green Thumb Sunday – Week 6
As noted earlier this week, I have hyacinth in bloom. So far, all pink, but the blue flowers will not be far behind. ANYONE can grow hyacinth in vases like this. There is little to no effort involved. …
Green Thumb Sunday: Hyacinth Week 5, plus Hellebores
Here are the Hyacinths after 5 weeks. I have no explanation for why there is such variation in growth. All the bulbs came out of the same bag and were kept in the back of my refrigerator for the same …
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Stop and Look at the Crocuses
This has been one of those weekends where it seemed there was too much to do and not enough time to do it all. I've been rushing around, it seems, since getting home from work rather late, too late, …
Green Thumb Sunday – Hyacinths Week 4
We are seeing some real progress now. I figured out what was going on with the bulb on the lower left in the opaque green vase. Apparently "someone" didn't put in quite enough water and so the bulb …
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