Daffodils are a sure sign of spring!
Every year that we have been blogging, I get to a time in early February when I begin searching for signs of spring. Most of this searching goes on close to the ground because the blustery winter wind does not feel like spring. But even with the frigid temperatures, I know some plants have begun to get ready for a break in the weather.
Spring has sprung on the farm!
The most reliable harbingers are the bulbs. Crocus and snowdrops are usually the first spring growth sighted, followed by the early varieties of daffodils. But this year was a little different, and it was a clump of honeysuckle that showed me the first plant growth of spring. After a more thorough investigation, I went looking around the farm and sure enough; bulbs had emerged from the ground! I am not refuting anything the groundhog said, because we do have weeks of cold weather ahead (in spite of the sixty degree weather we’re having this week in central Virginia). But the difference now is that we know spring has begun and it is only a matter of time before the ground thaws and that first warm breeze sweeps through your garden!