harbingers of spring – the crocus
It is officially an early spring. And the bulbs already blooming are proof. Crocus are bursting out everywhere on The Greenway – in the North End, the Urban Arboretum, and Fort Point Channel parks. These early crocus are one of the first pollen sources for the local bees, who have been out foraging and collecting […]
The Earliest, but Fleeting, Spring Ephemerals in Bloom
Greener and greener! Finally, spring is here and the plants along the Greenway are responding to sun, warmth and longer days. Some of my favorites will be blooming soon, and they go fast when the weather is like it has been lately – hovering near 60 degrees. Spring ephemerals are the delicate, colorful, unusual plants […]
