Early Spring Flowers

This is the first pansy to bloom from the seeds I planted in January.  We are forecast to get a little bit of snow on Wednesday but after that the night temperatures are above zero.  I'll put the pansies out later in the week so they can establish before the weather gets too warm.  They can take a light frost so no worries if we get one in early May.

The pink, purple and white chionodoxa are really dependable little bulbs and they do multiply.  They don't mind being in a shady spot in the summer if they get the spring sun. The yellow primula is some kind of mutant because it is always just covered in flowers.

I never stop liking this messy combination of blue Scilla, variegated vinca and lamium against the backdrop of dried leaves.

 

Over the years as our bush has matured, the trees have gotten bigger and naturally thinned out.  The dog-tooth violets appreciate the change and we have several good clumps of them now that bloom whereas previously we tended to just have lots of leaves.  The trilliums are just in bud except for one or two red ones that are blooming.  Everything is a bit early this year.