Back yard April 4th 2013
Today was the first day of the season that my station as well as the Rochester airport officially hit a temperature of 50 or higher. The airport recorded 50.F while my station rose to a high of 53.F under a mostly sunny sky. The winter snowcover has finally melted and we've have no snow on the ground since about the 2nd of April. This has kick started the growing season.
I would say we are in the early spring stage of growth at this point based on the flowers that are blooming. I've seen Snowdrops, squill, Crocus and Winter Aconite in bloom. Early flowering Trees have bud swell but most trees, shrubs and the grass show no signs of breaking dormancy at this time. In my yard Dutch Crocus have joined the show just in the past couple days adding striped purple and white blooms to my display.
South garage garden April 4th 2013
All the spring bulbs are now up now that we've been exposed to warmth and sunshine and the ground has thawed at this location. Daffodils and Tulips are about 4-5" tall and the Hyacinths have flower buds showing. Snow Iris which are a new addition to this garden last fall are also showing signs of blooming and should be blooming in about one week.
I have not shown these much in past spring postings. I found these growing in a garden near the sidewalk in the community. These are Siberian Squill. They are rather short plants with strapped foliage and blue flowers. They are old favorites so they are often seen covering the ground in spring with their blooms in old neighborhoods in Rochester. There a great substitute to Crocus if you have a squirrel or rabbit problem because they bloom near the same time.
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