Early Spring
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Plant GuideVerbascum ‘Sugar Plum’
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum'This dwarf mullein is just 15 inches tall but it packs a big floral punch.
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Plant Guidegiant snowdrop
Galanthus elwesiiThe giant snowdrop has larger flowers and broader leaves than the more common G.
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Plant GuideAnemonella thalictroides
Anemonella thalictroidesThese plants are noted for their lovely, 1/2- to 1- inch-diameter crystalline white flowers.
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Plant Guide‘Pink Chintz’ thyme
Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'One of the first thymes to flower each year, this charming and reliable cultivar bursts into bloom in early spring with unique salmon-pink flowers.
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Plant Guide‘Blue Spike’ grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike'These double-flowered grape hyacinths are a good candidate for beds and borders because they increase only by division.
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Plant GuideJohnny-jump-up
Viola tricolorThis annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial is grown for its long season of pansy flowers in shades of purple, blue, yellow, and white.
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Plant GuideCut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine laciniataCut-leaved toothwort has sharply cut foliage and single white, lavender, or pink nodding flowers that bloom in early spring.
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Plant Guide
Propeller toad shade
Trillium stamineumThis striking spring-blooming species features narrow, chocolate-colored petals that twist like a propeller over slightly mottled leaves.
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Plant Guide
Pencil tree
Euphorbia tirucalliThis unusual looking plant has many succulent, pencil-like branches.
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Plant GuideThree-flower maple
Acer triflorumThis broadly columnar to spreading tree has peeling brown bark, three-palmate mid-green leaves, and brilliant orange-red fall foliage.
