April Plant of the Month

Early Spring in Minneapolis

In case anyone is wondering it has been 161 days since we last saw any color in the landscape other than white, black, various shades of grey and the occasional green evergreen. Not much of a color pallet. Today though, I saw the first garden color since our first snow last October 10th. A handful of spring crocus where in bloom on a south facing slope. If you too want a some early spring color after a monochromatic winter one of the best selections of these tiny beauties is at http://www.odysseybulbs.com/springcrocus.html.

Happy Spring.

First Crocus

by Christine Klocek-Lim

This morning, flowers cracked open the earth’s brown shell. Spring leaves spilled everywhere though winter’s stern hand could come down again at any moment to break the delicate yolk of a new bloom. The crocus don’t see this as they chatter beneath a cheerful petal of spring sky. They ignore the air’s brisk arm as they peer at their fresh stems, step on the leftover fragments of old leaves. When the night wind twists them to pieces, they will die like this: laughing, tossing their brilliant heads in the bitter air.

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