Those are pretty! Like the nodding Primula. What a wet cold day.

I know, I expected some sun breaks but really that didn't happen here in Seattle! Going between heavy rain or light misty rain (I don't mind though, doesn't it bring May flowers! although it has rushed along the cherry blossoms

Yeah, heavy rain and hail here today. And cold! It beat my daffs down to the ground , but most of the tulips are still standing. Blue sky right now.

Love the blue. I see a cute little turtle on the widow frame.

I love that little turtle and the flowers backed by the red fence!

Thanks guys, I was going to move the turtle out of the way, but then I remembered how observant folks on here are, and decided to leave it! Ha!

First azalea to bloom in my yard. Makes it really feel like spring

Lovely!

So nice and bright. Looks good with the rustic fence.

Pieris 'Mountain Fire' - double show with the blooms and the new foliage



Brunnera 'Jack Frost' - another double show, love the foliage



Barrenwort - yet another foliage plant with a dainty little flower



Dicentra - one of my favorites, my granddaughter calls them 'Bloody Hearts' which somehow sounds more macabre

Deb, love your flowers. Your pieris is lovely. It is one of my favorite. I got a third one for the yard a couple of years ago with maroon flowers, but it hasn't taken off yet. I'm not familiar with the barrenwort. I'll have to keep a lookout for it. Looks like something that might fit well into my woodland area. I like the white flowers.

Deb isn't barrenwort "epimedium" ??

Greg, you caught me out being lazy. Yes, it is epimedium.

Jewell, it would fit nicely in a woodland setting. It likes shade and will spread, although not aggressively. Great foliage plant, with the bonus of dainty little flowers in spring.

Great pics, BH!

Some from my yard this morning:

Clematis alpina 'Stolwijk Gold'. This clematis is FINALLY taking off---after waiting for 3-4 years. I gave it some lime this year, and I think that's what it needed.


A Chinese forget me not, in the middle of my foxglove meadow.


Viola sororia 'Freckles'. whole plants, and close-up. I started these from seed in 2012. Blooming for the first time.


Same island bed along driveway as shown previously, but now with red tulips blooming. Viburnum 'Spring Bouquet' alongside. (BH helped me ID that tall shrub last year. It's one of my favorites b/c it blooms Jan-early May).


Omphalodes cappadocia 'Starry Eyes' (navelwort). Columbine foliage alongside.

Beautiful!!

Stephanie, your freckles violet is quite unique. Like it. Love seeing a new blue bloomer, Omphalodes cappadocia 'Starry Eyes'. Your yard is very park-like and look like a nice place for a stroll.

I love those speckled violets! Beautiful yard!
Jewell, there are some interesting epimediums out there, a choice in leaf color, or shape, and different color blooms too! (I love these little plants because for shade they're perfect!)

Forgot to show photos of my April color, this isn't in my yard, in fact I don't know what it is - I found it while walking today in the UW Arboretum!
A look inside the bloom!
Iris reticulata

Beautiful, Greg! What are the yellow flowers---I know I should know the name---but I don't. I think I saw some at our park the other day, too. lovely!