Cyclamen and Narcissus

Here's what the cyclamen look like in my Grandfather's side yard.  Given his lack of interest in mowing / weeding / watering the lawn, these guys have found the perfect damp shaded spot, and are populating at will.

As for "Bouquet for March", I've now stitched all the cyclamen blossoms and buds, and am about ready to to move on to stitching cyclamen leaves. Then we can do a compare and contrast with the 'real thing'.

And now, my Tuesday Garden Party Report.

The rain has ended for a while - Wahoo!!!  We will bask in sunny days and shiver in below freezing nights for the next little while.  The porch though provides a few degrees of protection, and plants on the porch continue to come into bloom.

Minnow - miniature - about 6" high

"Martinette" - fragrant

"Thalia" - fragrant - pure white

"Quail" - fragrant  

I'm really pleased with all my pots of spring bulbs.  A little time and effort in October, has paid off with probably 6-8 weeks of early, portable color and fragrance.  I am still waiting for one variety of narcissus to bloom, there is one pot of tulips that has yet to bloom, and the muscari are not yet at their peak.  So the show continues.