Some early risers.....
Here are some promising early risers....many are still putting up pips, but some others are further along
Marrakech.....it was the first one up
Frances Williams
Goodness Gracious
Ivory Coast
June
Lakeside Midnight Miss
Liberty
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mbug_gw
5 years ago
Mourning Dove
Saint Elmo's Fire
Stag's Leap .....Sea Fire behind
Tenryu
Touch of Class
Warwick Comet
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
So far so good.....looking forward to seeing yours!Related Discussions
Good timing for some early risers
Comments (17)Mbug, you are way ahead of many of us with the yard work! The newly applied mulch showcases your hostas beautifully. It is so nice to see them at this stage and the colours are so vivid. So fresh, so spring-like! Love it! So motivating! Blue Cadet is drool-worthy. Perfection of a mature hosta at this stage...can't wait to see it fully open. Seeing your MD, I am excited about what I can expect from my Mourning Dove...having only acquired it last year. The muted colour it is showing at unfurling is so soothing. You said you moved it... to less sun or...? Jon, you must be so excited! You did so much planting last year - must be gratifying to see those l a r g e shoots showing! So lovely. (I thought if I posted a photo of my teeny pips right after your photos, peeps would peer and say...so, where are the hostas?...lol) "Spring has sprung / The grass is riz / I wonder where dem birdies is!" from where do I remember that ditty???...See MoreEarly risers
Comments (7)We have a week with four nights, not in a row even, temps predicted below freezing, starting in March. A week between now and then of beautiful warm weather. I’ll have leaves all over the garden. Pips can take a frost, maybe I’ll cover the leaves and maybe not. I sure would like Winter and Spring to sort out their differences and go back to their old relationship....See MoreThe cats are slowly driving me crazy.
Comments (26)One of my cats will not eat non-freshly poured food. Regardless if the bowl is full, if it isn't poured in front of him he'll sit and scream until you put FRESH in there. By fresh I mean it has to be done in his immediate presence. He'll eat a few bites, walk away then come back and scream again until you meet his demands. Sometimes even that doesn't work. I physically have to take kibbles out of the bowl, put them on the palm of my hand and he'll eat every last bit-motor going the entire time. He thinks he's getting treats while the other cats simply get the dregs of the bowls. He's Himilayan-big mouth, loud yowler. Next to impossible to ignore. Who's got who trained?...See MoreSome early risers....
Comments (10)Your post would be more useful if you identified your location. Somewhere far south of me or a place where global warming hasn't been delayed with the coldest Spring in decades. 27F last night....See More
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agomy garden is coming along too..Isn't it great that winter's over?..I would love to have Tenryu..yours is so pretty..I love the shape and color..some pics of my progress..
Empress Wu
Wheee..not as wavy as some I've seen but that's what it is..
I said last week my Blue Mouse Ears didn't have pips..I must've been wrong..the pips must've been covered..
my "overexposed" Blue Mouse Ears..some of these eyes are dead right?..I'm going to replant it..it isn't pretty and wouldn't it die if I ignore it?..
sandyslopes z6 n. UT
5 years agombug, you're off to a great start. Your photos are always inspiring, and Liberty with the purple heuchera is very pretty!
Mine are not as far along but getting there...... Here's my Liberty in the background.
Rainbow's End
? ....Too many workers in my yard have moved my signs all over the place. I'll know when it leafs out.
Sydney (Zone 5B, DSM, Iowa)
5 years agoI did a ton of landscaping last year including digging out 3 TONS! of brick chip that the previous owners put down and planting new hostas and hydrangeas. I’m excited to see all of the new babies come up this year!
City Lights
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Orange Star
Summer Breeze
Sydney (Zone 5B, DSM, Iowa)
5 years agoWhee!
And because I know you’ll all sympathize... the City Lights that my fiancé managed to step on the pips. So sad!! (He’s in big trouble. He owes me a new hosta for this.)
hostas_for_barb
5 years agombug_gw
5 years agombug_gw
5 years agoThanks for the nice comments!
One Big and tall guy I overlooked....Abba Dabba Do (going to be huge).
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
5 years ago
oursteelers 8B PNW
5 years agoLoving all the pics, I shall share a few also.
June
Restless Sea
DancingQueen
Little Hobbermbug_gw thanked oursteelers 8B PNW
zkathy z7a NC
5 years agoI told DH “Don’t let me buy any more hostas, they’re just vole food!“, but if I saw Stag’s Leap for sale I wouldn’t tell him and I’d buy it. Beautiful hostas everyone.
Lemon Ice has been in the same pot for three years. I’m ok with that.
Rainforest Sunrise
Ginzu Knife and Dragon Tails in pots
mbug_gw thanked zkathy z7a NCnicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agombug_gw thanked nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolismbug_gw
4 years ago
StevePA6a
4 years ago
Deep Blue Sea
Apple Candy, incredibly bright right now
Remember Me
Orange Marmalade
and Jessica Alba, if I had to pick a favorite right now.
mbug_gw thanked StevePA6ambug_gw
4 years agoStevePA6a
4 years agoThanks guys.
Keeping my expectations in check on that Remember Me, stephanie. Third year now, seems OK so far.
Hans is looking pretty good so far as well.
Another couple that have greatly benefited from all the rain we've had:
LS Cindy Cee
Dab a Green
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years ago
stephanie_h12