Crocuses Are Up!
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
Canada
March 10, 2016 5:30pm CST
I wrote a post this morning about the signs I've noticed that spring is here. Later on I was out and noticed our crocuses are popping up in the grass. Sometimes I don't notice them because they grow right up between the dead blades of grass by the side of the house. Often the deer come by and nip them off before I get a chance to see them at all. I saw one white one and one purple. I have to investigate the other side of the house yet to see whether any have come up out there. I'm on my way out shortly and will look for more treasures coming up. (I saw violets when I was babysitting at a friend's house yesterday.)
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
14 Mar 16
Still it sounds as if you're enjoying your vacation. We have two cherry trees here. They won't bloom for a while.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
14 Mar 16
@DianneN Maybe they're waiting for you! 
. What month does your weeping cherry bloom?
. What month does your weeping cherry bloom?1 person likes this
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 Whew! My son was at our house today and told me that nothing was in bloom. I'll bet he didn't check my crocus area!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
10 Mar 16
My flowers are slow to appear. I have seen many posts of flowers that have shown up early. They are lovely.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
13 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 The great northeast.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
6 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly That's where I grew up and spent a large part of my life. Spring come later there than in many places, but it has its own special beauty.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 16
@Sheilamarie78 Yes, there are many beautiful flowers here as well, and most of them bloom throughout the whole year. I guess all of us can enjoy some different experiences from the nature. 
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
6 Apr 16
But then your flowers are probably even more showy and colourful I'll bet! We all can enjoy the beauty that's around us.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
6 Apr 16
Summer must be a long season for you. It must be beautiful, too.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
Are there any differences you notice between one season and the next? Do the animals behave differently?
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 If left alone, animals would mate so the young are born in the spring. The joeys start poking their heads out around September/October. We have autumn leaves but not to the same degree that you folks seem to. And there are more flowers around in spring but there are also lots of flowers all through the year.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
Same here. We've seen some moths and a swarm of mosquitoes. Nothing biting yet, though.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
12 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 Glad they aren't biting.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
I saw a few other little buds showing their heads this morning.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5954)
• Greece
6 Apr 16
Good hunting, once you get your focus you will find wild flowers everywhere! I have recently returned from the UK and was amazed at the mass of daffodils and primroses I saw there. Here it is anemonies for Spring but they are passing their prime now.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
6 Apr 16
We are a bit behind Europe in seeing spring flowers. There are some around but they're not yet everywhere.
@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
12 Mar 16
Our yard is starting to get really colorful with everything blossoming.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
11 Mar 16
No crocuses, but the snowdrops are blooming. I've seen them in two spots now.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
My neighbour has had snowdrops for a few weeks. I should plant some as they are always the first.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
16 Mar 16
That is so nice because I just can't wait for spring. I saw the first flowers here the other day.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
6 Apr 16
I'll bet you've seen a lot more since then, too, by now. We still only see a few but they're coming more and more.
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
31 Mar 16
Our yard is too shaded to have much of a garden, but spring does seem to have crept up on our neighbours in town. My mother had daffodils on the table for Easter, over the weekend. I guess they bloomed sometime last week.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
31 Mar 16
Those daffodils are so cheery! I need to plant some next fall.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Apr 16
I took a few pictures yesterday of my peony cage. I don't remember which discussion we talked about it on, so I'm putting the images here. I'll do two comments to have two images for you. This first one is a side view-the two aren't too much different. I'm not protecting any plants with mine, just put them into dirt so I could snap the pictures.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Apr 16
THis one is an upper view. The stakes can be forced into the ground at any height, if the ground is soft enough. I'd think this could help your flowers some, but you wouldn't be able to put it over all of them if the deer bother a lot of your plantings. These come in two sizes, this is the smaller of the two. There are three 'legs' to hold it up and they can be moved if needed.
@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
10 Mar 16
How nice for you. There is still too much snow here but I am sure with the warmer weather the next few days, some crocuses will be popping up on lawns. They seem to bloom almost as soon as the plant breaks through the ground.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
Yes they do and before the deer come by to snip them off.
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