Flowering Quince

So after a chronically cold winter, the Ground Hog must have been right.

We are having an early spring that hopefully won't be shattered by a late frost! Flowering quince (pictured) blooms in profusion, and redbuds color our woods. Now, after nearly seven inches of rain since last Saturday,even the dogwoods are beginning to open their buds. (Dogwood photos soon!)

Forsythia

Exuberant forsythia!
These nuggets are among the first signs of Spring here, and my neighbor's shrub is as golden as I have ever seen it. I have forsythia, but mine has never been this glorious. Forsythia (if you can bear to cut some of its branches) makes a wonderful filler in early-Spring arrangements. Just get some dogwood and redbud, perhaps a few Bradford pear blossoms, and what a beautiful bouquet!