Meme (Garden Bloggers Bloom Day April 2024) #AtoZChallenge #GardenBloggersBloomDay

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It's "M" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  It's also the 15th of the month, when I join garden bloggers from all over the world who show what is blooming in their homes or flower gardens. So my M post is also for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, brought to us by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

My A to Z theme this year is Gardens, History, Art and The Unexpected, so why not show you what's blooming in my zone 6a (recently upgraded from 5b) flower garden in the Southern Tier of New York?

Spring arrived early this year, despite some recent efforts on the part of the weather to reinstate winter.  But spring is fighting back and it will eventually win.   Yesterday was springlike, though, with several thunderstorms through the afternoon.  We even got some soft hail.

First, let's go to my backyard.

I used to have three different types of brunnera, but this year I am only seeing two of them. 

This one is brunnera Jack Frost.And my regular brunnera.  I love their blue flowers.

Another brunnera.

Purple lenten rose.

A red and yellow primrose, which we originally got from my late mother in law's yard.

Perennial vinca. 

This is a spring ephemeral, bloodroot. Sanguinaria canadensis, which is a native wildflower.  We bought this years ago at The Plantsmen Nursery in Ithaca, New York. It only blooms for a brief time and this year, apparently, only for a day.  My spouse took this picture on April 12 and I'm breaking a GBBD rule to show you this.

Now, to the front, where bulbs rule.

These hyacinths were bought, forced, at a supermarket several years ago over a span of two or three years.  I planted them after they bloomed indoors, and they've come back.  They don't look as good as freshly planted ones but they smell as sweet.  Here's some in white.

Pink hyacinth.

 One purple hyacinth opening up.

Daffodils.

Jonquils.

A species tulip.

Thanks go, as always, to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting the 15th of the month Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Why not visit Carol's site and see what else is blooming?

"M" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme:  Gardens, History, Art and The Unexpected.