Check out my May GBBD post from last year for a photo that looks VERY similar to the one above! This pretty dwarf iris didn't bloom last year until May, either:
Things are so early that much of my usual spring garden work remains undone. For example, many of my "late" tulips are blooming determinedly among the as-yet-unclipped foliage of 2011:
Thankfully, the smaller species tulips are sited on the edges of the driveway garden. This area stays mostly clear of leaves, so they are all blooming freely:
The hyacinths are in a similarly clear spot, too... which is particularly good for this bee:
And I am particularly happy to see him, because the cherry trees, apple tree and blueberry bushes are all in bloom right now, too! And so are the currants:
Hopefully there are enough pollinators around to take care of all of my fruit trees. I guess that we'll find out whether or not that's the case this summer! Here's a roundup of everything else that bloomed in my garden on April 15th, 2012:
- Pulmonaria
- 'Jack Frost' (but not 'Looking Glass') brunnera
- 'Lilafee' epimedium
- mom's passalong pink lamium
- 'Purple Dragon' lamium
- 'Geranium' daffodils
- sweet woodruff
- 'Bressingham Ruby' bergenia
- the last of the red species tulips
