[Magdalen] Awake

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/23/2015 11:01:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

As S/O  predicted, everything has come out at once. I went out to take a
survey  today and was pleased by what's in the sun, but completely delighted
when I  rounded a corner into the edge of the woods and was greeted by a
clump of  white crocuses, some of what we planted in our marathon bulb
planting  several years ago when we put in almost a thousand  bulbs.>>>>
 
That's spring in the Upper Midwest.  That is, there really is no  spring.
The slag heaps of snow melt, and suddenly it's hot and humid.   the
few flowering trees there (mostly Flowering Crabs) and bulbs pop
up from the ground and are finished off in a few days by the heat.
 
OTOH, spring is my favorite time here in Pennsylvania.  This year  we
may, as you suggest, have more of the Upper Midwestern variety.
Ordinarily, there is a slow progression of the numerous flowering  shrubs
and trees, plus the bulbs, etc.  It really stretches from March into  June,
and for the native Rosebay Rhododendrons, even into the first week of
July.
 
On the subject of bulbs, my gardener friend planted another 1,000  daffodils
of all descriptions (in addition to the more than 1,000 from earler  
plantings).
Whitetail Deer do not touch them.  I can't wait!
 
 
David Strang.