Signs...I'm sure they're there...oh yes, there's one...oh, but I can't read it because it's covered in snow!

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I'm looking for signs of summer now. Spring has been here for a while. :)

Daffs are blooming, Eastern Redbuds are budding, Hyacinths are up, crocuses are up, perennials are starting to emerge.

Here's one, Golden Jubilee Anise Hyssop.

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The forsythia is already putting out leaves.

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Shastas grown last summer and divided in December.

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Snow has been melting and today we are expecting a wet, heavy snow. I think of those heavy snows as spring snow.

MNW- You keep telling yourself that...

My daffodil's are starting to peak up through their currently muddy home. Can't wait to see those blooms! :)

MMQC, you didn't really take that shot, did you?! That is a LOT of snow!!!

Here's what I found next to the porch today:

Tulips and Daffodils

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I thought I pulled out the Tulips last year, because the deer always eat the buds, but apparently I didn't get them all : )

Bonnie

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
Thank you guys for posting your pictures,gives the rest of us hope,it's just a matter of time,today it is raining,even had some thunder,scared my cats, :0)
This is Sammies first year hearing thunder.
All my containers are showing,no longer covered under a blanket of snow,soon it will March.
cAROL

Nope on the pic...but we were 'melted' on Saturday, and Sunday got another foot+ of fluffy white stuff.

Ok, I wanna be done with it already. It needs to be over. Even my window Amaryllis are all confused; they usually bloom in Dec/Jan and they're just getting started now!

It's 45F now with thunderstorms and heavy rain (1-1 1/2") forecast as a sure thing this afternoon. As the temps plummet this evening and the wind picks up the rain will change to freezing rain, then snow. Tomorrow's high is alleged to be 28F. Good times, good times.

It is 73 degrees here today and a bit cloudy. Yesterday was 68 and sunny so it has been perfect for me to work in my neglected flower bed. My daffodils are blooming today, and I planted my first wintersown babies in the flowerbed. I had some hollyhocks with some nice long roots that I put next to some one year olds of the same type. My neighbor gave me some seed year before last and I scattered some in the end of a bed. I didn't even realize that they had come up until everything else died back in the winter and here were these five hollyhock plants that were still green. They were in a sheltered corner next to the chimmney and they didn't even die back. At least I have a head start on those. I planted some more of the same seed in my first flat in January. The seed is "at least" three years old, but they germinated fine.

Another sign of spring is all of the iris, naked ladies, and daylilly that I have dug up and potted to take to my daughter. Man those daylillies spread.

During the winter, I bought several gallon pots of one year old perrenials for one and two dollars each. They were very dry but most were showing signs of life. I planted six of those in my beds today. I hope they still have enough life to spring back.

Another sign of spring....the low for the weekend is 27 so nice weather comes and goes in an Oklahoma spring.

mmqchdygg, I am LOL.

me too, mmqchdygg - LOLing

Carrie

Im loving the photos of "Golden Jubilee Anise Hyssop". I do believe I have a pack of these seeds and I need to make it a point tomake sure I actually plant some!

My Daffodils have been poking up since the beginning of the month. They are pretty yellow still and look pretty tired. Ive also got two hyacinth bulbs coming up (garbage picked last year) and some I assume are crocus.

I maybe saw a few leaves from columbines that looked kinda sorta new, but then again, might be imagining/wishful thinking those. Maybe they never faded frm last year?

Jeese, my Bleeding Heart hasn't even shown signs of life yet!

I too,loved the lookes of the "Golden Jubliee Anis Hyssop"
another gotta have*** blast it anyway!***
cAROL

Near record high of 90 degrees today, falling tomorrow with possible hail/tornadoes, temps dropping "close to" freezing. Time to haul the winter garage plants back inside!!

Doris, the purple you see is new growth. Mature plants won't be that color. The color is a lime green with purple seed pods. It's beautiful. It spewed seeds all of the ground this fall. I collected a bunch and tested them for germination. I've already wintersown a couple containers. They smell great too.

It is an annual in our zone, that agastache. But reseeds well.
My snowdrops are blooming since Feb 20 but I think I might need a boat tomorrow...

Well,blow me over mattie,
I did not know that was Agastache,thank you Linda,i have sowed some of that this year,yeaaaaaaaaa,for me.
cAROL

Well...my pussy willow has soft buds on the end (green underneath when I flicked them off) AND same for my forsythia. Now be patient with me, I've been gardening for a long time but not very seriously...so I don't know names like you guys. I have (I think little hyacinth) growing next to the house right up against the foundation. Medium green long leaves with white stripe up them. I MUST learn how to post photos here. Anyway, it's getting close. Time to prune my fruit trees, I believe. Maybe I'll wait until the next rain/wind storm finishes. And then maybe wait until after the next snow storm...but soon, really soon!

First sign of spring-evidence of skunks on the move! (sniff, sniff!) Some small sprouts of the daffs & other spring bulbs, & the landscape seems to have a little tinge of green here & there. Now, ask me again tomorrow when we know where the 'noreaster is heading!

Funny, they are calling for a foot of snow and blizzard like conditions here Sunday night and Monday. It was 60 degrees here on Friday!

Come on SPRING!!!!

I'd rather be in Florida watching baseball right now.

Woohoo, I'm very very happy, our temp will be warm on March 5, 49F. :)

Right now, weather.com says "feels like 3F". :(

The days are getting longer and the pileated woodpeckers are
starting to nest. I saw a red breasted nuthatch gathering nesting material yesterday.

But here in the north, we still have 5 more weeks(maybe 6)of skiing before the seasons really turn!
(It's allowed to snow until then;bring on the snow,he-he)

HA how ironic is this thread!?
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I mean to say -- I'm reading about Signs of Spring while waiting for the "Snowstorm to Remember" ACH!

Temps in the 60s last week, calling for 80s by Wednesday...

The tulips are busting out all over, the trees are budding, the crocus are peeking out of the dirt, and my dog is acting like a maniac.

Spring is on its way :-)

Hey mnwsgal- Is this another one of those "Spring Snows" you were talking about?

The surface low pressure system has already brought snow to D.C., Philly, and New York during the overnight and early morning hours dropping about 2 to 5 inches over those cities and surrounding suburbs. It is now spreading over southern and northern New England with moderate-to-heavy snowfall over Providence, Boston, and Portland.
The heaviest snow is expected in portions of New England from Massachusetts to Maine, where over 6 inches of new snow is expected before winding down tonight; some areas may get over a foot.

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