Wow, that must be such a joy to see the colour popping up in your garden Laurie!

You got that right, its so awful here right now. We got 3 feet of s**** drifts in some places and the wind makes it miserable too. Unbelievable weather.

Your babies are so adorable! I have a grey barn cat too.

Happy Spring!

Flowers, what flowers, Laurie has kittens! LOL Rocky looks like he might grow up handsome like my Spruce...
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Spruce is a great mouser and also brings home rats, squirrels, bunnies etc.

Your daffs look great Laurie! I've tried to grow them, but only ones that come up are the bridal crown, and not the big ones:(
I planted several last fall, so if they don't come up this spring, that is it for buying them!
Kitties are so cute...I've inherited MANY from my neighbors that like "my" yard much better than theirs. I don't mind them normally, but they like my flowerbeds unfortunately....grrrr!
And speaking of snow... weathernetwork last night said that that the Provost area got 60cm!!! oh don't I know! LOLS sure shortens up the season we call spring and will have tulips still blooming in july, like I did last year:)
Deb

Deb, these daffs are planted right up against the south wall of the house, so they get lots of warmth. Daffs don't tend to do well for me away from the house. The only exception is 'Cheerfulness' that have done well in an island bed, and there's one other variety that does ok, but the name escapes me now.
I'm hoping these two cuties will stay out of my flowerbeds. We've got lots of cultivated soil around the yard for fire guards, so they shouldn't have to use my flowerbeds for a litter box.;0)

Gillian, is Spruce grey or black? It's kind of hard to tell because his fur is so shiny. Our last cat was all black with beautiful shiny, thick fur. Too bad he got into the garbage and ate some tin foil from our BBQ'd meal that still had some potatoes stuck to it.:(

Yesterday, Rocky gave me a scare when he started throwing up, and didn't want to play at all, just meowed and wanted to be on my lap. That evening DH told me that in the morning he had taken some ripped up paper towel away from them that had been used to wipe up some milk that they had spilt the day before. That would explain why a few hours later I had seen a completely white kitty turd in the litter box that suspiciously looked a lot like paper. After passing all that paper, Rocky was back to himself, terrorizing Zoe again.:0)

I used to have a really cute mini daffodil called "Minnow" that bloomed really well.

Spruce is grey, same as your kitties. I love grey animals!

I guess that is my problem then...they are not planted near the house....darn:(
Deb

For some reason, daffodils do really well at my place. They aren't close to the house, just here and there in my big flower bed. I do tend to plant them close to roses or big rocks, and then I mulch with a lot of straw in the fall, so maybe that helps. I have assorted varieties for several years and the clumps get bigger every year. (But I still can't grow corn for the life of me)

Connie

Connie, I'm sure mulching with straw is a huge factor in their success away from the house. I also think that it depends on the variety as well for hardiness. Mind you, with the global warming happening, maybe daffodils will enjoy any place in my yard soon.

When I drove up to the house today, I just about died laughing...look at what is blooming in my one flowerbed!?!

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I planted these daffs two years ago and nothing came up...and the really funny thing is, they are coming up here and there, a minimum 10ft away from the original planting hole? what's up with that??! at any rate, I can't believe this, but I can grow daffodils! (even if it takes 2yrs for them to show up:)
Debbie...

Congrats Debbie! What a welcome sight for you to come home to. I've heard of people saying that their daffodils have not come up at all one year, and then poof, they show up a year or more later. Makes for a nice surprise.;0)

Congrats Debbie, fall planted bulbs will sometimes do that.

We can grow Daffs in zone 2!

Glad to see you joining us in the Gallery ;)

Sharon

Thanks Laurie & Sharon...kinda silly to be all excited over "a" flower, but it was extra special to see this ones sunny face:) Deb