I have been searching for signs of spring. We have had an open winter with little snow and mild temperatures, but it is winter, and I'm ready for spring. My snowdrops aren't up yet, the buds on the trees are still closed. Sigh.
Well, these little red knobs are a sure sign that spring is nearly here! They are rhubarb sprouts, peeking out to see if it's time to grow. I spotted them yesterday as I was returning from my walk. In May they will look like this:
The stems get really long, and the leaves are huge. They are beautiful plants.
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everything is still covered with snow here. I have a nice stand of rhubarb too.
Delightful. I'll have to plant some.
That IS a nice plant...off to the nursery I go! Spring will come...I am sure of it!
Nice shot of rhubarb sprouts. Hoping for a lovely spring.
The snow has finally melted here today. Maybe tomorrow I'll look for some early signs. :)
Rhubarb - my Mom would love some!
Mine’s here: Round The Bend.
Rhubarb IS a very hardy plant!!!
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i love rhubarb ... and my mum does too. stewed rhubarb and apple with custard ... what a great dessert.
Beautiful photos! I love searching for signs of spring too...how fun! Lovely reds..and the green is so lush and vibrant! Wonderful shots!
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Two wonderful pictures!
We all waiting for Spring:)
We in the Northern climes are all ready for Spring. Not so much lots of snow, but a succession of 2-4" nuisance snow plus like today, sleet an a cold 34 degree rain. So we hope for Spring, and you have given us a glimpse into the next season - the red bulbs/buds a fine ruby!
I adore rhubarb. We'll see how hardy mine is this year; I kind of tossed it into some pretty awful ground in the corner!
Your rhubarb is way ahead of mine, which is still under the snow!
I thought that was what they were. I love rhubarb.
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We've actually had what could pass for spring for the past month, but the week coming up looks like payback time. Ick.
I have one yellow crocus blooming. I should have more but yet to see them
Lovely signs of spring. Your post reminds me of my childhood because we grew rhubarb in the yard. Yesterday a purple iris opened in my front yard and today a yellow crocus started to bloom ... both much too early but most welcome ;-)
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I do love seeing growing things pushing their way to the sunlight! It felt very springlike over here about a fortnight ago, but winter has come back for a final fling with sleet and snow :(
The little bird in my blog header is a European goldfinch - I spent last Sunday afternoon photographing them as the visited the feeders in the garden back home in Ireland.
Rhubarb plants are sooooo stately, arent' they? If you cover thme now with an old bucket to keep out the light, you will get pink, thinner stems which are much sweeter and more tender than if you just let them grow. It's called forcing. Best to let a plant rest a year or two before repeating it, but if you've enough, you can rotate them:)
When I was a girl, centuries ago, we used to have a small dish of sugar and used to snap off the rhubarb stalks and just dip the end in the sugar and munch them. Yummy!!
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oh dimple!.i have never seen rhubarb sprouts, although i do know that they are the first fruit[IS rhubarb a fruit?] to be picked.
they are the first and then come the strawberries!..yummy!
soon the lilac bushes will be budding in our front lawn...ha! for sure and this is a true sign of spring!
keep up these "spring around the corner" posts dimple!...i just love them!..love terry
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