Bluebells and scilla

Most gardeners love blue. It goes with everything. This early spring flower looks like a "bluebell," but it's a type of scilla called Siberian Squill. It has strong upright flowers, while the wild English bluebell nods at the tip and blossoms on one side of the stem only. This squill actually grows in Siberia, it's that hardy. It spreads like crazy in a rich flower bed, and the lush foliage can smother the delicate lilies trying to poke through at the same time. Then it disappears and you forget about it until next year, so it's hard to get rid of. Not that you would want to, unless you have big mass in the wrong place like I do.

So the "major spring storm" never materialized and left our weathermen with egg on their faces. In fact it was bright and sunny yesterday, and looks like a mixed bag of weather for the weekend. I've been busy inside the past two weeks, and the weeds are having a heyday behind my back. Maybe I'll give the bookshelves a rest and get caught up outside this weekend. The tulips are at their peak, and lasting a long time in this cool weather.