more spring stuff

Ostrich ferns!! I'm so glad they made it through the winter.

(It was mild, so I shouldn't be surprised, but it's my first year with ostrich fern so I'm glad to see it)

fiddleheads

green stinkin' hellebores, haha

such an oddity

the purple hellebores turned out lovely

and here's some pink and white ones under the tree

one of the hosta is showing its spiky crown

Rain like jewel drops on the lady's mantle

This is the plant on edge of the shaded sideyard that I feel sure is a wild ginger-

I found two of it, looking nice and thick this spring

It's another one I mean to move to a better spot.

spring is bursting

pink buds on heucherella

tiny blue flowers already above the heartleaf brunnera

I'm really glad to see my bugleweed (ajuga) has lots of buds!

this one is already reading out to spread onto new ground

columbine so pretty. Intended to move this one to the front yard but didn't yet

bleeding hearts

astilbe

salvia

Rudbeckia emerging

and echinacea

Monarda is thick already

Some autumn joy sedums I planted in a back section of the yard is coming up

Allium looks a bit thicker than last year- maybe it multiplied

Peony was just showing points, and a few days later when I got out to take a picture they're already inches taller, which beginning of leaves unfurling.

I even found that my rhubarb is still alive- though looking quite small. Maybe I should shift it again.

in the garden

Some green things in the garden, perennial or holdovers from last year, like these swiss chard-

and a few bunches of leaf beet chard

there's one plant of collard greens, it grew taller and is forming buds. Looks like a loose broccoli head

One borage on the edge of another bed. In the front mailbox spot, lots of borage seedlings have finally come up

this one already has fuzzy buds forming in its center

Lemon balm looks healthy. I can't wait to use some. Have only a few pinches of leaves left in the freezer from last year, for evening tea.

I planted out two of the russian kale, and cut to eat the others straight out of their pots.

still waiting

the marker in my yard bloomed- bright forsythia in the corner

I held off a few more days to plant the lettuces, arugula and leaf beet chard though- nights still dip into low thirties now and then. Middle section of my coldframe empty because the window pane has a leak and the paper pots get flooded. I need to put a strip of something to seal it.

Young plants hanging out in my little greenhouse: tithonia and amaranth

Leaf beet chard-

Dill-

Chervil-

Parsley-

Sweet peas and leeks-

Marigolds- what am I going to do with so many marigolds

Celosia- these need to get potted up soon

Part of my greenhouse broke. The door sticks now (I think the wood expanded as it warmed up) and I forced it shut too many times. The piece below the door and one side of the frame came apart. I can still shut it most of the way and the draft is not too bad, but it will need repairs.

pink and pink

Camellia buds!

one flower actually opened- it has cold damage but still, I'm thrilled.

Maybe the others that open later won't have brown edges, if they don't get hit by more cold