The Garden: Upon returning from vacation

We got back from 10 or so days in London and Italy on Wednesday, and it really is spring in those places, whereas here yesterday we had a high of 48. On the other hand, it's going to be absurdly warm here in another couple days, and while I'll enjoy that, you can't help but note is as blatant evidence of the planet going to hell in a handbasket.

Anyway, this was the state of play in the garden when we returned.

Before the false spring and return to winter, a couple of the daffodils on the left bloomed (Rijnveld's) - those were last year's daffodils. Now the ones on the right (Dutch Master and Tete-a-Tete) are going gangbusters (if a little droopy, perhaps because of the battering by the weather).

These are new this year - Tete-a-Tete. They're small and cute. I planted grape hyacinths with all the daffodils this year and see no evidence of any coming up. Perhaps the bulbs were eaten?

Again I think we're seeing this year's planting (Dutch Master) blooming on the right, whereas Rijnveld's on the left bloomed before the re-winter, and not so vigorously, I must say.

Pink wonder daffodils (front) and Spanish bluebells (back) still to bloom. I believe we didn't get blooms last year out of the bluebells; I wonder if time benefited them?

Looking down the front path. Obviously I should have done the daffodils in clumps rather than onesies. I know better. They're better than nothing, though.

On the right we have glorious crocuses, still blooming after about a month and a half! Bless them! With them were planted tulips last year, of which there is evidence of only one this year, a pathetic leaf poking up. So, something else can go there next year.

In the middle, new Dutch Master daffodils; on the left, new Pink Impression tulips, which look healthy (though leaves embattled after re-winter). On the far left, Fritillaria Checkered Lily Meleagris from last year.