Thursday, February 6, 2014

Signs of Life

After a cold wet period bulbs are starting to poke up through the mulch.

Hyacinthoides hispanica 'Excelsior'
the Spanish Bluebell tolerates our climate well. 
Prefers a shady spot and moist soil. 
The edge of the rain garden makes a perfect place for this bulb. I only plant Excelsior, the blue one, as the pink seems too wishy-washy to me.
The English bluebell does not do well here but I long to create the scene from my childhood of the forest floor carpeted in blue.




Starting to clear away all the dead 'Homestead Purple' Verbena & found lots of daffodils up in the circle. These bulbs have been in place for years and don't seem to mind being covered by this vigorous spreading verbena the rest of the year.









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