Bulbs: My bed of tulips 2013, 1 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
We were hit with two back-to-back snowstorms recently - about 12" of snow on Thursday (2/21/13) and an additional 10" on Monday (2/25/12). The snow in both cases was quite heavy and wet - a boon for the garden, but it creates havoc with shrubs and trees that are too weak to withstand the weight. As you can see, the 10 junipers in my border are bent double by the the snow. Hopefully, the snow will melt off in the next day or two and they will spring back.

Fortunately, the boxwood hedges around my tulip beds are short enough (and sturdy enough) to withstand the weight - in fact, they are completely buried at the moment. The moisture from these two storms will be great for the bulbs that are just ready to emerge from the ground. Let's hope these storms are the start of a nice long, cool spring!