Sunday, March 01, 2009
A Small Snowdrop Irritation
Every early spring it happens; a few little snowdrops have their flowers lopped off, leaving them lying funerally on the ground, as if the Queen of Hearts had paid a brief, and senseless visit. Since the garden is fenced in from rabbits, I'm pretty sure it's the squirrels actually performing this little floral decapitation. I assume they are pretty hungry this time of year, but they must find the snowdrops distasteful, as they just nip off a couple and never eat them. Still, it's pretty irritating when you just have a few snowdrops starting to bloom, to find the tiny little, perfect flowers lying scattered on the cold ground before they have even had a chance to fully open. It's like, on a beautiful spring day, seeing one of those gloomy tombstones with the inscription, "As I am, so shall you be".
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Sorry about your snowdrops. What a disappointment after such anticipation.
I had that same exasperating experience with tulips one year. So many were dead headed I decided there must be a sweet tasty portion in that exact location. We'll never know.
I had that same exasperating experience with tulips one year. So many were dead headed I decided there must be a sweet tasty portion in that exact location. We'll never know.
Sad to hear abut the snowdrops. It nice to know Spring soon arrival when the bloom. I hope you get see a few make it.
Take care, BOB
Take care, BOB
Squirrels. I really wanted to see one take a ride on my Yankee "Flipper" yesterday, but it was too cautious. :-(
Those rats with cute tails are the most irritating of God's creatures, well, they and the raccoons. I'm sorry about your snowdrops. So sorry.~~Dee
Barbee, Bob, Dee & Shady... you know it's always just a couple of snowdrops that get lopped; they really must not taste good. I see pictures from GB where the flowers get eaten, but never the plants. I'll have to try one.
Don
Don
Serves ya right for having snowdrops so early :P!
OOPs, sorry. that was mean LOL. I've been caged up too much this winter. I need flowers. I need spring. :)
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OOPs, sorry. that was mean LOL. I've been caged up too much this winter. I need flowers. I need spring. :)
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