Nothing Equals Washington in April

Unless it's Washington in May - I'll let you know in about a month.

We've hit the point where it's impossible for me to catch everything that is blooming in my yard, so this is only a sample.

Redbuds are fabulous

Grape hyacinth from at least 12 years ago

Virginia bluebells - you will find huge patches of these
on the floodplains along the Potomac and other waterways.
The foliage disappears by midsummer, and the ants move and
plant the seeds so I never know where they will pop up.

Golden Groundsel
Makes a neat groundcover when not blooming.

There are three different tulip varieties here, and my white rhododendron.

I didn't realize my mix of yellow tulips included
a double. I generally avoid these freaks.

Woodland phlox.

Trillium. Rare, hard to grow and slow to spread.

Spring beauties. They grow wild along the creek.

The hellebores are still going
but fading in color.

Apple blossoms. This tree is probably too close to the house, sadly.