Hello Carolyn,I'm saying hello now(lol). my name is Will and had jumped into another one of your threads without introduction,(sorry bout that), anyway has been sunny here most of the day downright hot for part,am in Va. and the weather has been fairly good so far. No more snow here!!!! And thank you my easter was very good,hope yours was too,and many more .

It's a late Easter this year, so maybe a dogwood flower would be more appropriate here, but I love your crocus anyway :) Happy Easter.

Wow, look how Arya has grown! Happy Easter to those three cuties, mom and dad, too.

fig_insanity - I looked it up finally, and there seem to be a LOT of very closely related, but different plants. Mine has only yellow middles to the flowers, not dark ones. It is also perennial, at least here, and does not grow in neat circles, but in large mats, which it extends by sending out runners. I found one that looks like it called Arctotheca prostata, which is also called Cape Weed. So, I assume they are close relatives. Here is a pic of Acrtotheca prostrata which looks exactly like mine. It makes a very good ground cover, almost completely smothering grass weeds, but letting up Iris, and other taller So African bulbs like Ixia and sparaxis to grow. Bob, I agree with Carol - sounds as if you and I have a similar idea about decorating the sidewalk with roses and flowers. People ask me "don't the walker-by take the flowers?". Well, there are so many flowers that if some do, I don't notice. What I do notice occasionally when I am out by the street is nice people taking photos, or telling me how much they enjoy walking by our house, or people with kids asking permission for the toddler to pick a flower. Of course I always say Yes, and the little kids are always delighted (we ALL should do our part to encourage future gardeners!). Jackie