It's official--- we have crocuses!

[Padraig18]

I almost didn't see the little fellers at first, until the sun caught one of the yellow ones. Can spring be far off?

:D

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. It's gonna reach a high of 27 in Chicago on the first day of....

meterological spring. My crocuses aren't even showing...though the daffodils are very close to the house.

:(

[benburch]

2. Spring comes earlier downstate there...

We likely have a few more weeks up here.

[bleedingheart]

3. Mine came out about three weeks ago...but they are now covered

in snow...poor little flowers...

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Wow!!! And you're not too far from me....All I have is slushy mud

so far. :hi:

[CubsFan1982]

5. Me too.

I didn't even notice what they were until a friend of mine told me what they were as we were going out to the garage. He told me they're a sign that spring is coming, and I was like "Sweet!" I can't wait till summer.

[all.of.me]

6. in illinois?!

you have crocuses blooming in illinois?!?!?! wow!

i'm in northern new mexico, which is a zone 5 at 7,500' elevation. i have a sunny south facing spot that supports zone 6 plants, like yuccas. there is a clump of daffodils against the wall, and in the middle of february, i noticed they started coming up. they are about 4" now!

yes, spring is just around the corner.......

[CubsFan1982]

8. I'm even further north than Paddy is.

And we've got crocuses starting to peek out.

[all.of.me]

15. that is so exciting!

i've been aching to see some green and get in the garden. it wasn't a cold winter, but it was very wet, which is fine. we are finally out of a drought! this year, though, i have really been missing my garden. soon. very soon......

[SmokingJacket]

7. You suck.

We have snow, more snow, and crappy slushy ice.

x(

(you don't really suck)

[StClone]

11. Here too

Seven inches on the ground and I doubt there is anybody peeking out. More snow tomorrow stay south Robins!

[loudestchick]

9. I have lots of crocus! and the buds are swelling on my daffodils.

I love spring! I'm planting lettuce, and sugar snap peas on March 17, in a raised bed.

[mike_c]

10. hah! I have daffodils, hyacinths, flowering fruit trees, some...

...early bachelor's buttons, blue asters, buds on my Dianthis, and my rosemary and lavendar are both beginning to bloom. 'Course I've already started mowing the lawn....

on edit-- I'm at 45 degrees north latitude, about the same latitude as central Pennsylvania, but I'm only a couple of miles from the Pacific.

[Padraig18]

13. You Californians!

:P

[mike_c]

14. yep, I need to get my Dahlias in soon....

:)

[GOPisEvil]

12. I have a bunch of stuff coming up now!

The two nice days we had last week woke up my fig tree and a bunch of flowers started from seed.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. my daffodils are about shot, as are the hyacinths, but the

daylilies are starting to pop up, iris are spreading their fans, and lots of the bulbs I planted last fall are starting to just poke through the soil.

I bought these things called blood lilies and I have no idea what they will look like, so I am anxiously awaiting.

[DS1]

17. Hell, there's still snow on the ground, and I pulled a tick off my cat

two nights ago

[DrZeeLit]

18. Snow today. Snow tomorrow. No end to snow. You can take your

crocuses and .... be happy.
Cuz... mine aren't coming up for quite some time.
Drat.

It's currently 6 degrees here in Vermont.

Woo hoo...snowshoeing tomorrow!