The grosbeaks have stubbornly refused to come back. I think they know I'm waiting with camera in hand. Either that, or someone around here has an all sunflower seed feeder out, rather than a heavy mix. Guess I'll be getting sunflower seeds at work soon.
But even if I don't have sunshine on the wing around here, at least I have some flowers. chionodoxa isn't grown as much as I'd expect considering how well it does in our area. Maybe it's because it's a small flower, but I don't see that as much of an excuse considering how many people grow violets, snowdrops (the normal-sized ones) and lily-of-the-valley. I have blue and lavender and they're both great to tuck into those small places where you can bend down and get a close look at them without having to put your nose to the ground, like in a rock garden or under deciduous shrubs in a raised bed.
This is the first year I've grown low-growing tulips. I had no idea the variety I picked out was so early. I don't have a hint of bud on my other 'normal varieties' and I have only a few of the early yellow daffodils, yet here are some Greigii tulips I got at work. They're not the earliest of the tulips, either. I may have to look into getting some Kaufmanniana tulips to add to my collection. Or maybe these are Kaufmannianas. That's the trouble with buying generically packaged bulbs. Often the scientific names are left off, sometimes because the plant is so hybridized it's not truly one thing or another and is then designated generically species. In this case it would be Tulipa spp. I guess it doesn't matter. What matters is that they're early enough that the slugs didn't get them all, and I get to enjoy a nice show to carry me over until the garden comes into its own.
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