Thank you Sjoerd and yes it is. I've another pic but not as good.behind the hellebores are the red currant bushes.
I love seeing the green and snow drops! I'm eager to see mine in April or May. Thank you for sharing those. It helped my winter blahs. I don't have plants this time of year, so I thought I would share some friends that come around. This is a pygmy owl. He is only about 5 inches tall, but it is hard to believe when I look at his photo. He still has the "don't mess with me" look. He comes by every year around this time.
The Cyclamen has started. It always takes me by surprise. This year it's earlier than the snowdrops. I can't remember the variety, but it's pretty. EDIT: It's Cyclamen coum.
These are lovely. I have only seen them in the flower department of a grocery store before. I didn't know that they were an early spring flower. What a gift it must be to see these pop up.
It is! I don't know if there are any varieties that will grow where you live, but some of these are very happy with our coastal climate. I also have one like Logan mentions. It's hard to grow the autumn flowering ones in my garden. They don't like me and only show me their lovely foliage. Well, lucky you! If any of my varieties would like to spread by seed they are more than welcome to do so.
Those are looking good, Droopske. My Bride and I were talking and I realised that only knew of the species, Dodecatheon frigidum which we had seen in abundance in Alaska. It was later on that I realised there were other hybrids that were meant for the living room table. I am sure that there were other species for gardens then, but I had never seen them.
@Sjoerd, the Dodecatheon shows up much later than this one here. I only have two different Dodecatheon. One is thriving, the other one surviving. I'm looking forward to them blooming. The flower might not be as big as the garden Cyclamen varieties but they're cute.
Mmm, @Logan, the top one had me drooling a bit. Lovely! This little beauty actually looks good all year. Pinus parviflora "Fukai", a dwarf white pine. I love the gold bands on the needles. It almost shines in sunlight, a real eye-catcher:
