

| The best surprises are in the Woodlands where countless different small bulbs are now blooming. And the most amazing sight is the flower stalks of the Petasites that look like they are the flower stalks of an entirely different plant blooming among the Petasites. Representatives of many genera are now blooming--Chionodoxa, Scilla, Anemone, Omphalodes, Primula, Hacquetia, Corydalis, Jeffersonia and Narcissus. But the temperature was only in the high fifties and turned a bit cooler after a brief shower so the Gunneras remain protected by their boxes with the lids on tight waiting for warmer days. |