The first harbingers of spring are on the way out -- crocuses are gone here, daffodils are starting to fade, snowdrops are done, too -- as the next round of flowering plants takes over.
First up, the pink flowering almond. Full and beautiful this year! Maybe I should get another one to put on the other side of the crab apple where the scotch broom gave up last year...
Yes, that's the way it grows. It has bent over a bit more each year, but just keeps on growing.
Cool weather crops are starting. There are little tiny beet plants coming up in there, really. Planted seeds on Easter Sunday.
Brussels sprouts and kale in here.
Radishes.
Other plants are greening up all over the yard. I'll take the allergies in trade for the opportunity to enjoy the spring renewal.
Hostas. Slowly spreading, yay!
The baby lilac from the neighbor's start. She showed me one in her yard today where the lilac is pushing out a blooming branch from the root. Nature is determined.
Peonies budding. Waiting for the ants to slurp up the sticky juice on the buds to open them into gorgeous flowers.
New growth on the way for the birds nest spruce. Note the bright light green buds on the branch tips.
Lily of the valley. Thank you Leslie.
Sweet woodruff. Slowly spreading in the shade garden.
