Just a few more shots of the progression of spring color...

Just a little blurry shot of some of the front beds and their color..

A shocker...
The tomato, some pepper and egglplant seeds I sowed outside 3 weeks ago...the day before a torential downpouring flood, with hail, then a freeze a few days later...actually germinated...total surprise. These photos are about a week old. Lettuce, corn and squash seedlings as well.

Just a few more new bloomers in the garden...thrift, Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue', an iris I planted this past fall called 'Orange Glaze'...it's certainly yummy. Hellebore 'Corsican Green" is putting on tons of new flowers. The purple smoke tree is just starting to leaf out. The leaves are such a stunning crimson color. Lovely fragrant little jonquil, Narcissus 'Baby Sun'. Tiny Iris reticulata popping up next to some grape hyacinth in the lawn. More to come...

Ok, got the rest of the new veggie beds anchored and filled today. Planted potatoes and sweet corn.

The ornamental peaches 'Peppermint' are blooming. I planted three of them last summer. So they're still small, but they have lots of blooms. The flowers are double and are mixed white, white/reddish pink stripes and red. Pretty! Also got the first flower on the 'Ranger' fruiting peach I espaliered on the back fence.

As it warms up, the garden is really starting to pop (as are the weeds....)
I usually plant mid- to late- blooming daffodils, so they are just now starting to come into bloom. 'Thalia' my favorite white triandrus narcissus has just put out its first two blooms. They are also fragrant. 'Tete a Tete' is a great little fragrant jonquil. I love working edibles into the ornamental garden for the cool season. Curled parsley, bronze fennel and Swiss chard are great for this - and you get to harvest. Summer snowflake, Leucojum aestivum, is in full bloom. Anemone 'Mr. Fokker' is blooming in a few places in the garden as well.

I'm a sucker for Iceland Poppies. But you know, they so pull their weight in the spring garden. And you get the most lovely photos. Here in Texas, plant them in the fall and they'll bloom gangbusters for you in spring. Just a few new photos from today.