Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day is finally showing off some of the early spring bloomers. Grape hyacinths are such vigorous plants that I have divided them and moved some to the other side of the garden, and given a couple of clumps to friends. They are amazing plants, with foliage that waits for the flowers all winter long.

I bought about 100 Mary Gay Lirette daffodils last fall. My intention was to create a river of the same daffodils and Mary Gay Lirette seemed like a good choice because the flower would change  from cream and  yellow to a salmon shade – which is happening. The river of daffs runs in front of my rose bushes. I don’t remember planting the scillas along with the daffs, but I think they make good companions.

Needless to say, I have other daffodils here and there. I have planted a few the past four autumns as we began making our new garden for our new house.

It seems I always have a mystery plant. This one will provide taller flowers and I think  its name has something to do with lion.  Any ideas?

I have a lot of epimediums, and they are good spreaders. The color  of this variety is unusual and if you get out your magnifying glass you may be able to see that there are buds ready to bloom.  Most of the foliage comes in shades of green.

These double bloodroots are just beginning to bloom. I don’t know if I have lost the other clump, or it might just be late. We’ll see.

These lovely fringed bleeding hearts were growing against the house foundation facing  the sun. It is  one  of my earliest bloomers and I love it.  It blooms for a long time.

Last spring, given a nudge by a good friend, I decided to give hellebores a try.  I planted three, and found a weakling hellebore among the fallen leaves. I don’t remember planting that  fourth plant. Looking at my line of four hellebores and some epimediums I decided I needed more hellebores for a neater arrangement. I bought two more, different colors and forms, all lovely. The epimediums have been moved to the back garden.

There are shoots coming up everywhere and  some of those shoots  will bring  us more spring flowers.

I thank Carol over at May Dreams Gardens for giving us Bloom Day and this opportunity  show off and share our gardens. There  is always something new to discover.