DO YOU HAVE SOME SIGNS OF SPRING 2013?

Gorgeous holly. I love all the bulbs and colors together. Excuse my ignorance but what are the red flowers? They look like a tulip from here.

Yes, They are tulips just about finished I'd say. This this the last weekend of the show so they were probably in better shape last weekend at the beginning of the show.

There is a Reticulated Iris that I really like but haven't gotten yet it is a 'Katharine Hodgkin' has a nice grey blue color.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/274568/

Oh yea that makes me feel better! And that's at the show. I was really taken back by the timing on all the bulbs and everything. Really something.

Just added it to "the list". It is something! Wonderful color.

I wonder how well they would bloom in your woodland. Sure would look pretty scattered around there.

Oh I'm sure. I can only imagine.

I love this one too https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=28-0125

I would have to get the yellow as well..eeek.

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Oh Yeah, They sure are pretty. Might have to break down and actually buy a few.

I was at Walmart today--and they had the cutest little 2" and 4" pots of all kinds of bulbs.
Tulips, Iris, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Muscari, etc. All just sprouting out...about 2'-4" tall.
The 4" pots were $1.48 and the smaller pots were .78cents. What a deal!

I was SOOO tempted--but fought off the need--as reality said "NO!"....

Nice prices. Also--packaged hybrid tea roses for just $4.67.
There were climbing roses and also bigger pots of Knock Out Roses.

Just FYI.....Gita

I envy you all so much being able to go to the flower show and swap meets, but I do not feel comfortable being away from the farm too long. There is something about anxiety that I can not explain, and at times even when I drive into New Egypt, which is only 3 miles, I get so anxious I feel like turning back . I never missed the Philly flower show, I went everywhere to buy orchids. I never was like that until a few years ago. It is almost like I just want to stay here and be in my comfort zone. Crazy old lady I am.

I appreciate listening to all your experiences and trips and get so much joy from the threads you have included me in. In my professional years I traveled all over the state of NJ working for the Sire Stake Program (horse racing), I was their "Bag Lady". I processed and deposited all the money they took in at the fair races and I loved it. I did that part time for nearly 5 years, plus my regular job. Anyhow, I was not always like this and it scares me because I love people and I used to love to travel. Just wanted you to know I am not anti social, just anxious.

I did not mean to take this thread away from its subject, but you needed to know why I do not participate in things I know I would enjoy. JB

The alliums and tulip shoots are coming and the roses are are budding! I guess I need to prune the roses... Still no sign of buds on the daffodils, though.

I was *once again* late in cutting down the ornamental grasses. I kept telling myself there was no way there was new growth already. Ha! There were at least 6 inches of new green growth in all the cool and warm season grasses. In my garden, this really needs to be a February chore, not a March one.

JB, I can understand how you feel. I tend towards that anxiety level too and a lot of things are out of my comfort zone. Five years ago, things fell to pieces in my little world and I knew I had to do something about it. Gardening has been a hobby and a passion for many years, and I started looking for people who had the same interests. Using the internet and finding Dave's Garden was the perfect way to reach out from the comfort of my own home. When I went to my first plant swap get-together at Becky's house I was pushing myself, but I am ever so glad that I did. The people that I met were friendly, welcoming, warm hearted, and generous. I've been involved with this group ever since then and it is hard to describe how happy I feel at every gathering. Maybe one of these days, you will feel up to it - I hope so, it would be great to meet you in person. If not, the online aspect is every bit a family too and we enjoy your company.

Beautiful day today, and I FINALLY have some signs of spring - snowdrops and hellebore!!!



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Thanks Aspenhill for the kind words. I appreciate it. I am still awaiting more signs. JB

Dorothy complex= There's no place like home!

Started trimming in the garden, getting down close and personal, noticing new leaves uncurling from Brunnera, and maybe Monkshood, shoots on Autumn Joy Sedum under the dry leaves.

Reticulated Iris(the purpley red is George and the other noid, was originally supposed to be George but when they came up for the 1st time last year knew the company sent the wrong ones)

Hellebores and sedum growing

JB I would be glad to bring things to you from the swap. Totally understand the 'anxious' times.

Saw a black parking lot out here the other day that was covered in a light green haze(for lack of a better term). No wonder DS and granddaughter are in an allergy mess. That's my sign of spring. Heehee. Daffs, etc are blooming away.

Aspen -- do you know what cultivar of hellebores is in the third photo you posted? It is lovely.

Happy, on the hellebore id - unfortunately no, and it drives me nuts when I don't. I bouoght it at the same time that I bought my original 'Pine Knot Select Strain', but those are single and this one is double. Last year I potted up a whole bunch of babies that had sprouted underneath it, and if they survived the winter, I should have some to offer at the spring swap. Not guaranteed that they would be the same color, but would probably be double.

I will ask again---How come I never see any babies under my Hellebores?????

Do you all let the old wer heads stay on the plant and do they drop seed?
I have 7 Hellenbores--and have never seen any babies....:o(
Will look again.. What should I look for?

I have a double pink/mauve one I got in a trade from someone sevral tears ago. It is just lovely!
Buried in a bunch of leaves...

Another question: Do you trim the old leaves away at this time--I have done some of them.
It occurred to me that maybe the old, yukky leave serve a protective purpose to the new emerging blooms.

Your thoughts, please.....Thanks, Gita

Here I go, sounding stupid again, I know what retriculated means but is that really a variety of Iris or do you just call it that? They are beautiful and I would love to have some, but I do not know what to order. JB

JB, that's not dumb. I on't know what reticulated refers to but here's the plantfiels for Iris reticulate
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/b/Iridaceae/Iris/reticulata/cultivar/0/

greenthumb99 probably knows what reticulata refers to

Reticulated/Reticulata is the species of Iris

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I think it is used to describe the fact that they look like Iris but they are dwarf?????does that make sense. That would mean the species is dwarf iris. Why don't they just say that and save me all this thinking at this time of the morning with only one cup of coffee under my belt. Off to cut up the Black Pussy Willow to get ready to ship cuttings. If anyone wants any now is the time to speak up because I want them out of here this week. We dumped a whole truck load of cuttings yesterday and I kept a muck bucket of some to start in water. If you want them, send me your name and mailing address in a dmail and I will be happy to share them with you. JB

I want a couple--JB.. If you are rooting them--I will take them rooted...

You already have my name and address....Thanks, Gita

It's 1 of the species of dwarf but not named Reticulata because it's dwarf, actually it's a wild Iris

Iris danfordiae is a dwarf Iris

Flow, now I am really confused.......even more so than normally. I love iris and have loads of it here but all the names blew away in the blizzard a few years ago so I have no clue what I have. I do love the dwarf and do not have any. I need to buy some and if you have any suggestions I would be happy to hear them.

Iris reticulata has a netted, or reticulated, skin on it's bulbs. A characteristic not observable above ground.

There's not a whole lot of them, so I would just buy them all ^_^

Katherine Hodgkin is one of my favs, this is from last year, they are not blooming yet this year

Gita, on the hellebores question - I was told that some of the hellebores are sterile and will not drop seeds. I have some of those, but I also have some that will drop seeds and germinate underneath the plant. Greenthumb was the first one to point them out to me - I thought they were weeds and mentioned that I needed to get rid of them - he set me straight though LOL. The plants that made a lot of seedlings were purchased as larger gallon perennials and had been planted in the garden for two seasons. The seedlings have three leaves - the picture at this link show what they look like:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.walterreeves.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hellebore-seedlings-500x448.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/lenton-roses-propagation/&usg=__fQsK2aF62YE4EmyvLCumq5YVz0g=&h=448&w=500&sz=84&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=flUgi48elE5EjM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=130&ei=7Bw-UZy6F-u30gGdwoHwBg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhellebore%2Bseedling%2Bpictures%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&sa=X&ved=0CDQQrQMwBQ

look like little strawberry plants!

Thanks Terry. Like Gita, I haven't noticed any baby hellebores -- I'll have to go look. Mine never look very good, I think because I don't trim off last year's leaves.

I get a ton of babies from some of my Hellebores, I think some of them aren't big enough yet and may in time produce seedlings. I don't dead head but I do cut back the old bad looking leaves right about now.

Boy was I surprised a few days ago to find this guy flowering. Pretty sure is a Jasmine that I think was given to me at a swap. If anyone knows exactly what it is or if you gave it to me I would love to know. Think I got it at one of the 2011 swaps but might have been at the spring 2012 swap.

ME ME ME
I think it is this
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2346/
Winter Jasmine

I would say you are correct Sally, we will be watching it.

Sally beat me to it, agreed on Winter Jasmine...I have to go check mine, it was still in a pot

Thank you Sally, You have no idea how I felt walking up the yard and seeing those bright yellow flowers against the side of the house. Such a breath of Spring.

Daffodils , Hyacinths, a few early Tulips , are up making their buds ,Will they bloom ,? when are they going to bloom? who knows???