B Is For… Bulbs!
Fall bulbs are a mystery to me. How you can plant little onion-looking things in the ground right before winter and have them turn into gorgeous flowers is like botanical magic.
However, I adore daffodils.
Our daffodils haven’t come up yet, since it’s still cold out. BUT, we have a ton of narcissus and another kind of flower that I didn’t write down the name of.
I think this gets back to the idea that I’m a feral gardener, not one of those lady gardeners that goes out with white gloves and a floppy had that comes back pristine and clean. I come back with dirt under my nails, smudges on my face, and the other day I actually had dirt in my hair.
Hmph.
Flowers are pretty though. Take a look:
These are the ones that I can’t remember the name of. They’re little purple flowers and some are purple and white stripes. I want to weed the grass on the outside of the planter, because it doesn’t look very neat.
These are the narcissus. I tried to stagger them on a zig zag, and I like the way they’re coming in.
Close up of the pink one.
Close up of one another one; I love this one. I love the color; it’s amazing how it’s actually blue!
Daffodils are the first thing to pop out in our house here in middle Tennessee. I love seeing them. This was mid-March: https://froggi.smugmug.com/Home-in-Tennessee/2025-TN-Home/2025-03-Around-Home-in-TN/i-wf6bjXD/A
Just beautiful. Good for you. Makes me wish I had a green thumb, God knows I tried, but I always stop to admire what my neighbors do. Love the colors.