What a wonderful week for these bold little flowers. With the milder temperatures their buds have burst & the garden is a profusion of white. Galanthus nivalis milk flower is the best known variety here & most will flower before the vernal equinox (21st March).
The magic of these solitary, pendulous flowers with tiny green hearts stamped on their leaves is hard to define. I am captivated by stories of Snowdrop Lunches which are very popular. Each guest brings a clump of snowdrops from their own garden as a gift and is given a fellow guests clump to take home add to their collection. What a lovely idea.
The bees are thrilled with their new food source & the garden is a-buzz with these industrious little workers. The currant is proving to be another great favorite now that she's in full bloom.
