The crocuses in the park started to appear in January. Now they are reaching their peak. They are like mushrooms in the way they seem to pop up over night – one morning this bank was just a slope of dewey grass, the next it was carpeted with purple, yellow and white goblet-shaped flowers. On slightly misty mornings, when there is a hint of sunshine and the promise of mild weather, they can convince me that spring is here and summer is just around the corner. But it’s only March so I mustn’t get too excited.
I’ve never grown crocuses (though I have been tempted), because I think they look their best growing in grass, particularly under trees and when they are allowed to encroach gently along the edges of large areas of lawn. Our current garden has just one tree and no grass at all, so I get my crocus fix in St Andrew’s Park when I walk the dog.
What a lovely picture. They do look best en masse don’t they?
Such a cheering sight. Thank you for posting the pictures.
Oh they’re truly beautiful. Thankyou for showing us these.
they look lovely, i also like daffodils growing in grass
I’m hoping to get to one of the local gardens that’s open to show off its spring flowers this weekend. But if I don’t make it I shall pop back here for my crocus fix!
Massed park crocuses always remind me of being given my first camera for my 21st birthday and going out to photograph whatever I could find. This was back in the days of film, of course, when you didn’t want to “waste” a single shot because of the expense of processing, so taking pics of flowers in the park was pretty darn frivolous!
We are only just seeing snowdrops in New York city. The crocuses cannot be not too far behind. Your photos made my morning a little bit brighter.
Oh, thank you for this glorious post. My own crocuses are still buried under mounds of snow here in Montreal, but the thermometer is set to hit 12 degrees Celsius today, so all that white stuff is melting quickly. Can’t wait.