April 2018 in Northern Hemisphere

[Leena]

Most of my garden is still under snow, but in the warmest bed snowdrops are coming up, and also Helleborus multifidus has big clumps of flowers coming up.

[Gunilla]

That looks promising, Leena. March has been very cold this year. Let's hope spring is here to stay now. I saw the first bees this week and they usually appear much earlier.

[Hoy]

Spring is here at the west coast of Norway! Bumblebees and butterflies in the garden today and the first tulip opened also. Sorry no pictures  - I was busy with other things.

[Yann]

yes spring finaly is here too, flowers emerged from everywhere in few days, such a pandora's box

Pulsatilla slavica, from Vojtech Holubec seeds

[arisaema]

Dendrobium nobile is looking quite good now, too bad it gets so floppy.

[Leena]

March has been very cold this year. Let's hope spring is here to stay now. I saw the first bees this week and they usually appear much earlier.

March was coldest in five years this year, and spring almost a month later than long term average. I haven't seen bees yet, but soon they wake up also here.

[Robert]

Spring is here in Northern California.

The garden is full of blooming plants. Here are a few.



Layia gaillardioides - Many flowers are open on this California native annual. They look great, unfortunately this was the only photograph that turned out.



Erysimum pulchellum in tub.



Mimulus bicolor - another California native annual. A fantastic species. Blooms for many weeks!



Triteleia ixioides ssp. scabra



Aristolochia californica - They bloom very early in the season and are easy to miss. At least we will have some seed from this forming seed pod. 

[Robert]

Lachenalia liliiflora



Zephyranthes treatiae



An early blooming form of Rhododendron occidentale from the Feather River Cayon.



They thrive in the heat, bloom profusely, and smell divine! 

[David Nicholson]

Spring is here in Northern California..............................

It certainly is Robert, very colourful.

[Leucogenes]

I've waited four years for this moment. I think...it was worth the wait.

Synthyris pinnatifida var. lanuginosa from Olympic Mts., Washington (all year round outdoors, with a cover)...I am very happy about it.

Thomas

[David Nicholson]

Congratulations Thomas, well done.

[Yann]

This afternoon i made a royal 30km trip from the house and found something almost extinct in the north of France.
I've visited the woods may be 10 or more times in search of the graal, today i won the ticket.

Gagea lutea, Narcissus

[Yann]

a few more

[ashley]

That Synthyris is very nice Thomas, and new to me.

Fritillaria meleagris
Illicium anisatum
both from seed exchanges over the years

[Leucogenes]

Thank you for the kind words regarding the Synthyris...David & Ashley.