The spidery flowers of the early-blossoming Witch Hazel.

Like tiny red hands, the first fronds of the Bleeding Heart, or Dicentra spectabilis rise from the leaf-mould in early April.

Always reliable to bloom in April, the Magnolia,x "Dr. Merrill".

One of my favorites, the ubiquitous "Wooly Bear" caterpillar.

Spring vegetable garden with experimental light lens mini greenhouse.

Dicentra cucullaria, or Dutchman's Breeches. On a still, windless day you can smell their delicate fragrance.

Sanguinaria canadensis, or Bloodroot is the only species in its genus. Their brilliant white flowers last for only a few days. 

Anemonella thalictoides, now known as Thalictrum thalictroides, which translates to; The Thalictrum that resembles Thalictrum. Wha?

Narcissus, "Jetfire".

The rock graden full to bursting with ever-larger clumps of narcissus.

A healthy clump of Sanguinaria canadensis, form multiplex "plena" in full bloom is hard to rival.

Closeup of the above. An added bonus is the fact that the blooms last at least three times longer on these than on the single form.

Like alien invaders, the unfurling fronds of Podophyllum delavayi, "Spotty Dotty" rise from the earth.

Foxglove rosette amid ranunculus ficaria.

Epimedium x rubrum is a sea of pink, and one of the first flowers to great the returning hummingbirds.

Pulmonaria angustifolia. Thise photo fails to due credit to the intense blue of the flowers in real life.

Blooming on the sunporch is Rhemannia elata, or "Chinese Foxglove".