My anonymous commenter was right. Those bulbs forcing themselves in mid Februry were hyacinths. Our building management has also pulled up the horific winter cabbages (which should be banned as a horticultural abomination) and put in pansies.
Meanwhile, up on my rooftop, the lilac has begun to bloom, and soon will fill my bedroom with its aroma, lulling me to sleep at night, and wakening me in the morning. (Well, maybe. If the wind is just right…)
The day lilies are early this year, 
and the flowering plum fulfills the promise its name makes.
On the terrace herb garden, things are also coming alive. The tarragon is vigorous, the thyme, rosemary, basil and sage survived, and the lemon balm has returned. Come the first of May, to the Union Square Green Market I’ll go, to get new basil and tomato plants. This year I’m gonna’ increase my basil crop size to four plants, two were not enough last year.
Time to get in and pull out all the dead twigs and leaves to give room for the new growth, and start feeding, mulching and spraying. There’s much to do, and I can’t wait to get started…
Category: Gardening
On my window ledge I have a collection of snow globes that I have bought on various visits to NYC, some of which are musical. I am currently not fit enough to travel, and I miss NYC considerably. As I was reading your springtime post, one of the snowglobes (I suspect it was Saks 5th Avenue) started, unaided, to play ‘New York, New York’ to me!
Have a wonderful spring, your prunus looks beautiful. I hope to be there later in the year!
I am getting in my car right now, leaving my family and moving into your roof garden.