Mary’s Crocuses
Heatherwood Late Winter

Little spots of color have just emerged from the ground. They are scattered through Heatherwood’s Japanese garden area. They are a signal that spring is just around the corner. I enjoy their beauty as I dream about how the garden will soon transform into its spring glory.

As I observe how they are scattered about, I smile. I reflect on how they got there in the first place. They were Mary’s first effort in adding to Heatherwood’s design. Several years ago, I handed Mary several bags of crocus bulbs and told her to plant them anywhere she wanted. She went about the garden and planted a few here and a few there. The next spring a few flowers popped up around the garden. We had to search for them. Each year a few more flowers emerged. Now they provide a sprinkle of late winter highlights through the upper garden. This fall, I plan to give her bags of snow drops to scatter around the garden landscape. I look forward to new surprises next winter.

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