-:- hyacinths

One of my favorite things about this time of year is enjoying the blooms from my forced bulbs - they always get me through the last few weeks of winter when I feel like I'll go nuts unless I immediately get to dig in some dirt. And although these lovelies are already gone, I have an embarrassing number of photographs to remember them by.

This was my first time forcing hyacinths in soil and it was just as easy as forcing them in water. I was a little unsure about how much water to give them, how many to plant in a pot, and whether their roots would be okay, but everything worked out beautifully.

I loved having so many of them bloom at the same time - and they seemed to grow so quickly once they got going. It made me wonder how I couldn't see them actively growing - it was like they stopped as soon as they felt my eyes on them and then started again as soon as I looked away. Cheeky hyacinths.

xox