Tucked away among the clumps of miscanthus to the right of this grassy path are tiny jewels.
The first Crocus tommassianus opening in the garden is such a cheerful sight.
Wordless Wednesday : A Little Bit of Cheer
08 Wednesday Feb 2017
Posted in Gardening
Barn House Garden 
Wow lovely!
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They spread like wildfire!
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They are like spring jewels popping up among the grass.
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They naturalise easily, most happily in grass tho’ I’ve found them seeded and flowering in the drive …. They’re always welcome.
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Ahh, they are lovely … and so early
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A week later than last year, maybe due to the cold spell in late November?
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Lovely
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Especially lovely when not eaten by the pheasants who today it seems are intent on feasting on the golden stamens!
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Oh no! Wave your arms about or threaten to send in the dogs
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Ha,ha. Good idea – they’d love that!
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Oh how exciting – and aren’t they a bit earler than usual?
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Compared to the last couple of years they (and the bees that love them) are about a week late. Still, spring is on its way!
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Beautiful crocus, Kate! Our own are just starting to bloom now.
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So gorgeous! Are the grasses to the right of planted with collars? First visit to your site so am making my way through your blog! I’m a grasses person too!
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Well spotted, Eimear and welcome, it’s always good to ‘meet’ another grasses person. The hardboard collars (filled with clean gritty loam) help the miscanthus get established, they’re planted in rough grass which contains a lot of cooch grass which might otherwise choke young plants out. Over the summer this area isn’t cut, so the field grasss grow quite tall too – nice look with the ornamental grass rising above it ….
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I have actually just planted some in rough grass last week and just cleared the area around them. The collars might be an idea. Do you mind me asking what do you use?
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