Outdoors, the first Trillium nivale are above ground and starting to show
their white buds. The flowers may even have opened by now -- it has been
too cold and windy to go back to the woods and check the last couple of days.
The Galanthus elwesii and various Galanthus nivalis are in bloom
too. Aside from that, the landscape is still quite barren and
wintry-looking, with 40 - 50 mph winds having blown here the last few days.
Now I'm headed for sunny California to see what is blooming out
there. During the day of Saturday, March 20th (9 AM - 4 PM), the North
American Clivia Society will have a Clivia Display at the Fullerton
Arboretum and demonstrations, with blooming plants from people like David
Conway, Victor ('Victoria Peach') Murilllo, and many others. We will have
our first annual NACS Members Meeting on Saturday evening, March 20, at the
Brea Embassy Suites. Contact Tom Wells, <ernestwells@mindspring.com> if
you want to attend the members meeting.
Hope to see you there.
Regards,
Jim Shields
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