The Nature Table: February

I always say that the landscape is constantly changing….but this month the changes have been few and reluctant.  The land seems to be holding its breath….waiting….refusing to emerge from hibernation until spring shows up with sunshine.

There’ve been one or two fine days, but mostly February has been dank and grey.  And now the snow’s back.  Accompanied by freezing fog.  No wonder those green shoots would rather skulk wherever it is they come from.

So this month’s nature table would show slim pickings if it weren’t for the spring flowers that are appearing in abundance in the shops right now, and which brighten every room in the house. 

1 and 6.  The first primulas blooming in the garden.
2.  Hyacinths filling the house with their fabulous scent.
3.  The mock orange on the edge of the moor - the only bush that seems oblivious of the weather.
4.  Daffodils….I’ve got them everywhere.
5.  The snowdrops in the lane are almost open.
7.  The daffs aren’t far behind.
8.  If anyone can identify these beauties, I should love to know.  I bought them as bulbs in a tiny pot and they’ve been stunning.  Delicate and alpine-like.  (And I should have read the label before I tossed it!)

Comments

[Chesteraud]

Lovely to think it won't be long before we see the Daffodils in abundance. In the mean time its so nice to view springtime from your pictures. Thank you

[Tracy]

The first tender blooms are among the most sweet! No sight of such spring lovelies here yet--expect in the shops and florists! Still covered in snow... Spring can't come soon enough... LOL! Happy Days, Helen ((HUGS))

[jeand]

I think I may have identified no.8 above. It looks very much like a little bulb named
Ornithogalum montanum. It's such a very big name for such a tiny flower but I hope I've solved your mystery.

[Dixon Hill Girl]

Surely it has a common name? It can't go round calling itself that all the time!