Yesterday I heard on the news that ornamental cherry trees are blossoming in some parts of NY. I also spoke with friends in the DC area who informed me that the cherry trees are blossoming throughout DC ~ I'm guessing that the annual spring national cherry blossom festival will be foiled by our unseasonably warm weather, as the blooms will die off when the hard frost returns.

The foliage of the bulbs I planted this fall (very late fall, I might add) are breaking ground. Our sedums are growing and I noted that some of our perennials are awakening from their brief winter nap.

I recall some years ago when we experienced freakish heat waves in winter ~ which caused the magnolias to start blooming only to die when winter quickly reemerged. The daffs also started blooming and died back as well. When spring arrived, the magnolia trees were naked and there were no daffs. :-( I'm really hoping this doesn't happen this year, as I planted bulbs for the first time (2,300) and really look forward to seeing it all in full bloom.

We removed our lawn this fall (actually, it was a variety of horrible ugly weeds peppered throughout extensive crabgrass), and I've been waiting for our cold weather to stabilize before sowing seeds for an herbal lawn. Our neighbors have been inquiring about our missing lawn...I guess the good thing is that I haven't detected any weed growth where our former "lawn" existed, although they're definitely making their presence fully known throughout our backyard and between the bricks in our dry-laid brick driveway.

I hope your daffs pull through and that our bulbs survive for a nice spring display! I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!

My Early Louisianas at the farm are all nearly to full height. Quite a few of them have buds. Also have some unknown daffodil in town that has leaves to about half height, but have numerous buds. Today driving in from the country I saw several wild plums in full bloom.

Most of my daffodils are heirlooms and stand up well to the weather.

tehegemon, have you posted elsewhere about your herbal lawn? We've started drawing plans for our house at the farm, and I want an herbal/natural lawn there.

Becky

Hi Becky ~ check your gmail.

I have daffs in bloom & some in bud & some close to bud.I have hycaniths half way up& open barely pushing soil& smell wonderful.Plus have been fishing most the day& the high was 82& is still in the 70s......but cold weather will be here sometime Sunday ok now the white garlic needs to catch up like everything else.