Finding Ulysses

A mayapple, flower native to Ulysses.

The view certainly is nice enough, with plants rushing to break bud, opening leaf and flower… only it’s all happening so fast. Varieties of daffodil, I notice, that are ordinarily one after another this year are coming together. I’ve mowed parts of my lawn twice already.

The idea is that people across the United States will volunteer to report when the buds on different plants around them open up, so that scientists can look at the data and see whether there are any shifts in plant cycles along with climate change. It’s kind of like a feeder watch, but horticultural.

Can anyone tell me what a garden’s accessory appurtence is? I’ve been gardening for years, and I’ve never used an appurtence, as far as I know. Maybe that explains my troubles. Maybe I really need an appurtence.