Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry - Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' - Marie's Garden - Perry, Ohio April 20, 2007
Azalea - Rhododendron species - Tulsa, Oklahoma April 2007 - Credit Dee T. - This is the Azalea bush in my Mother's back yard. She and my father planted it years ago and every year it gets bigger and more beautiful. The bush was about 5' tall last year. It's not Spring until the Azalea blooms!
Azalea - Rhododendron species - Paul & Judy's Garden - Burke, Virginia April 14, 2007
Crocus - Crocus vernus - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 6, 2008
Daffodil - Narcissus - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 20, 2008
Daffodils - Narcissus - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 23, 2008
Flowering Dogwood - Cornus florida - George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens - Mount Vernon, Virginia April 14, 2007
Double Daisy - Osteospermum - Janice's Garden - Mesa, Arizona April 4, 2007
Forsythia - Forsythia - Paul & Judy's Garden - Burke, Virginia April 14, 2007
Glory-of-the-Snow - Chionodoxa - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 15, 2008
Hellebore - Helleborus x hybridus - Paul & Judy's Garden - Burke, Virginia April 15, 2007
Hepatica - Hepatica americana - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 23, 2008 - Wildflower at the edge of a wooded area.
Pink Giant Glory-of-the-Snow - Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' - Doris' Garden - Hales Corners, Wisconsin April 1, 2007
Blue Lady Hellebore - Helleborus x hybridus 'Blue Lady' - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Pasque Flower - Pulsatilla vulgaris - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 20, 2007
Luxuriant Bleeding Heart - Dicentra 'Luxuriant' - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Daffodils - Narcissus - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Tulip - Tulipa - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Jack Frost Brunnera - Brunnera 'Jack Frost' - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Butterflies Magnolia - Magnolia 'Butterflies' - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Beacon Silver Deadnettle - Lamium album 'Beacon Silver' - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Daffodil - Narcissus - John & Norene's Garden - Mequon, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Mayapple - Podophyllum - John & Norene's Garden - Mequon, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Spring Beauty Squill - Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' - John & Norene's Garden - Mequon, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Pachysandra - Pachysandra - John & Norene's Garden - Mequon, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Lenten Rose - Helleborus x hybridus - Sue's Garden - Middleton, Wisconsin April 2, 2008 - This opened up under a sheet of ice and frozen snow, which we carefully chipped away...and found it had survived and was blooming in spite of our terrible weather.
The Gardens at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate - Mount Vernon, Virginia April 14, 2007
Daffodils - Narcissus - Sue's Garden - Middleton, Wisconsin April 23, 2008 - With a long awaited warm spell, 250 flowers opened in 2 days. If we repeat last year, there will be over 400 in our small yard before SNOW is to come on Monday!
Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica - Debi's Garden - Green Bay, Wisconsin April 21, 2007
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis - Debi's Garden - Green Bay, Wisconsin April 22, 2007
Hepatica - Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica) - Debi's Garden - Green Bay, Wisconsin April 22, 2007
Pasque Flower - Pulsatilla vulgaris - Sue's Garden - Middleton, Wisconsin April 20, 2008 - This missed Easter by a month but with 105 inches of snow this winter I am lucky it came back at all.
Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles - Paul & Judy's Garden - Burke, Virginia April 15, 2007
Skunk Cabbage - Symplocarpus foetidus - Donna's Garden April 2008
Tulip Tree - Liriodendron tulipifera - Air Force Memorial - Arlington, Virginia April 14, 2007
Lungwort - Pulmonaria - Melinda's Garden - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 30, 2007
Crocus - Crocus - Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12, 2009 - Ken B.
Crocus - Crocus - Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12, 2009 - Ken B.
Crocus - Crocus - Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12, 2009 - Ken B.
Crocus - Crocus - Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12, 2009 - Ken B.
Crocus - Crocus - Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 12, 2009 - Ken B.
Crocus - Crocus 'Vanguard' - St. Paul's Church - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 9, 2009 - Ken B.
Iris - Iris cristata - St. Paul's Church - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 9, 2009 - Ken B.
Glory of the Snow - Chionodoxa 'Pink Giant' - St. Paul's Church - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 9, 2009 - Ken B.
Pasque Flower - Pulsatilla vulgaris - Ken's Garden - Mequon, Wisconsin April 16, 2009
Crocus - Crocus - St. Paul's Church - Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 16, 2009 - Ken B.
Forsythia - Forsythia - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 12, 2010
Bush Cherry - Prunus tomentosa - Gary's Garden - Slinger, Wisconsin April 11, 2010
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis - Maureen's Garden - Oshkosh, Wisconsin April 14, 2010
Tulip & Lilac - Tulipa & Syringa vulgaris - Beth's Garden - Zanesville, Ohio April 29, 2010
Tulip - Tulipa - Beth's Garden - Zanesville, Ohio April 28, 2010 - This tulip was in a basket sent to my sister's funeral. I planted a space in her honor last fall, and voila!!!! Her Spirit is still alive!!
Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis - Betsy's Garden - Washington, Illinois April 17, 2011
Jaques and Jill Tulips - Tulipa 'Jaques' & 'Jill' - Susan's Garden - Edgerton, Wisconsin April 17, 2012 - I have memory gardens (planting flowers with the names of family and friends), and was thrilled to find this unusual combination of mauve and orange, because my niece's name is "JILL," and it is the first flower I found with her name.
