Flora update
So some of the mysterious things in the backyard that may or may not be weeds have started blooming…
…and we have hyacinths!
Actual photo from my actual backyard
At least I think they’re hyacinths. They are, anyway, what I think of when I think of the word “hyacinth”. Last spring I was walking somewhere with my mother-in-law and I said, “Oh look, some of those reverse daffodils. The ones with the white outside and the little yellow bit inside. I love those.” She gave me an odd look and said, “Those are actually called Narcissus,” and I was all like, “Oh.” Yes, I know nothing of gardening. Remember how I said my mother was kind of controlling in the kitchen and only taught me the most basic aspects of cooking, that I mostly learned by trial and error after moving out on my own? She was just the same in the garden. I was more or less banned from gardening after I pulled up a bunch of volunteer chives thinking they were weeds. Well, I’ve had over a decade of cooking practice by now, but this is my first garden, so I’m bound to suck at it.
Fortunately Ben is good with plants.