On the 15th of every month, Carol, of May Dreams Gardens, asks us to show what's in bloom. April may just be my favorite month for Bloom Day. Everything is new and completely different from last month. While this year is running a bit behind last year, it's actually right about average and even a bit ahead of '08 and '09. The April garden is a great delight, with (mostly) comfortable temperatures, no mosquitoes, and scads of woodland wildflowers.
In addition to the native trout lily, there are the non-native dog-tooth violets
and pulsatilla blooming.
There are also the hellebores in full, glorious bloom.
It wouldn't be April without daffodils.
Just in time, the little species tulips are blooming,
and this little self-sown viola decided to bloom.
That's normal, but the following is not.
That's a Colchicum, which normally blooms in the fall.
And finally, the grand finale, in full bloom and never looking better, the forsythia.
What's blooming in your garden?
Also blooming: Bergenia 'Bressingham White', Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's Purple, Erythronium albidum, Helleborus 'Walhelivor' (Ivory Prince), H. 'Ballerina', H. 'Red Mountain', Narcissus 'Honeybird', Narcissus 'Pineapple Prince', Thalictrum thalictroides, Thalictrum thalictroides 'Cameo', Scilla siberica, Viola labradorica, and one volunteer Chionodoxa in the lawn.