more spring greening

Behind the lilac shrub, one of my blue salvias already has plenty of leaves - I think it's 'Midnight'

Whereas the black-and-blue shows none- but if I pull back a little mulch, it's growing. The main black-and-blue salvia I moved last fall has tiny shoots under the mulch, too. So glad.

The older patch of ajuga is starting to make a nice blue/purple statment, visible from across the yard.

The blue-green weed I still haven't identified gleams in the rain

I was kind of afraid last fall that I'd smothered the mayapples under the leaf mulch pile. But nope- here they are!

although this one it was a very near miss

Rhubarb is growing leaps and bounds.

Funky flowerheads, which I just trimmed off.

In a pot on the deck, last of my mints to show green is the ginger one.

Not pictured: new leaves on the beautyberry! I've been anxiously waiting to see if it survived winter- and finally tiny bits of green are showing along the stems.