Bump...The show is now over and all torn down.

I planted Tete-a-tete, Little Gem and several species tulips last fall. All the leaves of Little Gem and species tulips are gone now, not Tete-a-tete. I planted them all in my front lawn. I finally had to cover the entire area with paper and mulch, becaue I could not stand the unkempt look since my frontyard was already stuffed. I hope Tete-a-tete will grow back. I am sure the minor bulbs will be fine and I won't have to worry about grass anymore. Yippee!

What a cheery picture, and the bird house container from your birthday bouquet adds to its charm. Our daffodils have poked out of the ground--about two inches--but it'll be awhile before there are flowers. Even the croci (plural of crocus?) Have just sowed the tips of their stems. But Spring is coming, I'm sure. As that old song says, "Spring Will Be A Little Late, This Year".

I'll dig them now and put a part of a clump into a sturdy plastic bag. That'll be a LOT of bags, but it's easier to heft a 15-lb bag than a 40-lb box. I know it's officially the *wrong* time to divide daffies, but did this on spec about 20 years ago for a co-worker and learned that all those bulbs and bulblets survived quite happily. I'm going to take them to her; only about 4 blocks away but her house is on the main road so I have my fingers crossed for getting in/out the driveway. (35mph limit but of course drivers do 50 to 60) She & husband are new to our area; both appear to be only slightly younger than I am so it didn't occur to me to expect her/them to hand-carry the bulbs. I think I'll add a bag of dianthus to the loot; I've forgotten the name but they are pink, sturdy, ignore slugs, and bloom all summer mostly forgiving sins involving drought and shade. In the past, I have offered freebies; but the last several autumns have been so dry I couldn't get a spade deep enough into the soil to lift the bulbs. Digging now is a major chance, but I did make it clear to her that we would have to cross our fingers about doing this in the wrong season. Wish I were in the vicinity of the peace rose, but (snort) not the daylilies.