Snowdrops in the Rain

Spring is coming. The Snowdrops herald the opening days. Other than the Hellebores, Snowdrops are the first to flower in my garden every year. The daffodils are only about four inches tall at this point, although some are already beginning to form buds, and the species tulips will be right behind them. Snowflakes (not to be confused with Snowdrops) will follow in the outsized flower pot they share with Chocolate Lilies. This year, I will not be starting seedlings indoors. The last several years have been almost complete failures in that regard, even though the plants were healthy when I put them outside. It's been alternately too hot or too cold, or alternated between both in quick succession, and they have not been able to survive despite my best efforts. I may pick up some starts at the garden store, but the hassle of having trays of seedlings in every cat-safe spot in the house is simply not worth it when the yield for last year was one single painted daisy. Or maybe it's that my mojo has changed gears. Where once I couldn't grow anything edible to save my soul while flowers loved me, last year, I got both figs and kiwis. I think that's a fair trade-off.