Under the Solano Sun

One of the reasons I love holidays is because they're an excuse to buy holiday flowers. With Easter just around the corner, it's time to think about plants associated with Easter. According to several floral websites, the top flowers gifted at Easter include white roses (Rosa), tulips (Tulipa L.

Daffodils (Narcissus) are about done with blooming. Most are familiar with William Wordsworth's poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud which describes finding a field with A host of golden daffodils.

Here we are, each of us in our own little cocoon, creating a new normalat least for a while. The perfect antidote to our new existence is to be surrounded by the comfort and beauty of our own gardens.

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With the warm temperatures we had in February, and with the lack of rain in the middle of our rainy season, our plants have to be confused. I am certainly confused. The plants are growing and budding earlier than normal.