Early April and the garden starts to emerge.

An angel nestled comfortably in the ground cover.

This image shows how bright Heuchera Citronelle and Lime Light foliage is against the rest of the plants in this bed.

A Declaration Lilac starting to bloom. I lost a large limb on this plant and I'm not sure why.

An unknown species of white azalea.

Lunaria Annua, also called the Money Plant has translucent silver dollar like seed pods that form after the flowers fade.

We planted two Delaware Valley White Azaleas this year. They have larger blooms and reach five feet tall.  Should be a showy display in a few years.

Delphinium elatum Guardian Blue starting to show off.

Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding Heart and the Buddha.... chillin'.

These are Liberty Hosta and boy do they standout.  The leaves are large and the yellow edges are very bright. We moved about 20 to a new bed in the back of the garden so next Spring should be quite showy.

Today while researching our Spirea, I discovered that I had used the incorrect name. This is Vanhoutte spirea (S. vanhouttei), commercially sold as Bridal Wreath Spirea. The other Spirea on this blog is actually Thunberg Spirea (S. thunbergii), commercially sold as Baby's Breath Spirea. In fact, we stopped by a garden center today and they had a Baby's Breath labeled as a Bridal Wreath. Clear as mud right? The easy way to tell is S. thunbergii bloom early and has flowers all over the stems while S. Vanhouttei blooms later and has round clusters.

Another confusing name game is the Rhododendron x 'Hotspur Yellow' that is also sold as an azalea and it isn't yellow. The flowers are beautiful with a nice fragrance. We planted two last year and were so happy with the blooms we bought another.

This is Max "The Critter Killer" striking a pose.