My Garden Visits -- First Signs of Spring

Spring arrived officially about a month ago but we are just now seeing 

the first true signs of Spring in soft pinks, bold reds and yellows, and pure whites. 

Spring is my favorite season in the garden.
Here's an overall look at the back yard as Spring begins to touch the landscape. 

Parts of my garden that look rather plain in the summer have come alive with Spring color. 

The last of the snow (I hope) has melted, 

bringing down a carpet of pink crabapple blossoms on the garden path. 

These Angelique tulips are some of my favorites with their soft pink blush.

Although the outside of a double tulip is breathtaking in itself . . .

. . . sometimes the inside of a tulip steals the show.

Nearby, rock walls look more striking next to gold allysum and blue forget-me-nots. 

Out front, blankets of white candytuft greet visitors.

And you just can't beat red tulips for drama whether they're flirting with passersby
in front of my white fence . . .

or cozying up to a bleached juniper branch in the garden.

But despite all of this delicious Spring beauty, 

some visitors to my garden think nothing can beat that first bath of the season.

Ahhh.

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