
Soon, too soon, the crocuses will be a memory and the daffodils and tulips will reign in the garden. Someone told me that March would have wings and fly by and she was right!
While I've noted before that this spring is taking its sweet time, suddenly, as I prepare to leave the garden for a few days, blooms seem to be popping up all over the place.
The forsythia is dripping with bright yellow buds and will likely be in full bloom by the end of the weekend, if it doesn't drown in the predicted rains today.

The hellebores are also starting to bloom, though as usual, the "shy" flowers face down and are difficult to take good pictures of.

Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow, is also in full bloom.

And nearby are some miniature daffodils.

Out in the vegetable garden, all the seeds I sowed in the vegetable garden on March 16th are germinating under row cover, safe, I hope, from the rabbits.

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It’s no big secret that I am stepping out of my garden clogs and leaving my garden for a few days to go to the Garden Bloggers’ Spring Fling in Austin, Texas. Like many other garden bloggers, I am leaving the virtual world of blogs, pictures, and emails and entering the real world of gardeners, gardens and actual face to face conversations.
I am not planning to post on my blog while I am there. I don’t want to be the gardening equivalent of one of those ‘scrapbooking moms’ who get so caught up in making great scrapbook pages that they dress their kids in clothes that will match the scrapbook paper they bought and then take them to events primarily for the photo op. Life shouldn’t be about just dressing up and posing for pictures!
Nor should visiting gardens and gardeners be about coming up with pictures and words for a blog. So for a few days, I’m just going to be a gardener, visiting with other gardeners, enjoying gardens and plants and garden talk.
I will offer a few tweets on occasion as time permits and return to blogging later next week.
Comments
Frances at Faire Garden
I will miss you while you are gone but the anticipation of seeing all the picutres and hearing the stories about the gardens and better yet the gardeners will be worth the wait. Have a great time while you are away Carol.
You will have so much to look forward to when you return. Your garden will be awakening after the rains and the weather should be warmer. You know how fast spring can move along once it gets started. Bon voyage.
Have tons of fun at the Spring Fling, wish I could come too.
You guys have to get at least ONE group shot and someone post it for all of us back at home wherever that may be.
I wish I was going to be there too. I hope you all have a wonderful time.
Have a great time and maybe send us a 'wish you were here' line.
Arlene,
East Bremerton florist
I know you're going to enjoy your Spring Fling. We can't wait to hear the full report.
roses or flowers it produces
from God's country.
Have a wonderful time with the Spring Flingers and soak up some of that sunshine and warmth for us please!
(Thank you for allowing this rant. We now take you back to the regularly scheduled blog.)