Well, Hello! First Bloom of the New Year!

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

The snow has begun to melt here in SE Pennsylvania. I'm sure we will get more before this winter is over, but the Winter Aconites are rarin' to go! Here's a cheerful fellow by my front door:

Are you seeing any first blooms?

Boomernichols · ‎11-22-2013

@PA Mom-mom This is a pretty prelude to spring! Do you have any crocus?

Lali1 · ‎08-21-2014

I can't wait to see this in my yard. Two weeks ago we had roses blooming among other things then Texas got the cold snap and everything is dead. Not sure any of it will survive.

nyc1 · ‎03-19-2010

We have so much snow on the ground in the northern burbs of Chicago I don't think we'll see grass or blooms until MAY!!!!!!

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

@Boomernichols wrote:
@PA Mom-mom This is a pretty prelude to spring! Do you have any crocus?

@Boomernichols Still about 8 inches of snow over the area where our crocus grow. I see some snowdrops coming up underneath our cut leaf Japanese Maple. The snow is just starting to melt.

Boomernichols · ‎11-22-2013

@PA Mom-mom I only asked because the crocus are the first sightings here in north Mississippi. Your description of your landscape sounds lovely!

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

@Lali1 I know what you are saying. My SIL in Dallas sent beautiful pics of her daffys just before the cold and snow hit. They are gone. They were lucky to get off without much damage.

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

@Boomernichols For us, the earliest blooms are the Aconites. They often start blooming by the end of January. This year, however, we have had a snow cover since the middle of January.

Lali1 · ‎08-21-2014

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@Lali1 I know what you are saying. My SIL in Dallas sent beautiful pics of her daffys just before the cold and snow hit. They are gone. They were lucky to get off without much damage.

Us as well. We have one spot on the ceiling that is water damaged. My husband caught all the breaks quickly. Luckily the pipe broke right above our bathtub.