Post your spring photos - whenever you have spring!

Enya, I guess that it's comforting to know that your Splendens doesn't spread either. Mine has languished in the garden for three years now with little to no growth. I did make the mistake of putting it where it got a little morning sun and had to move it into more shade.

Beautiful photos. I particularly liked the very subtle green Jack in the Pulpit.

They are beautiful and very resilient. I "lost" mine this spring. They were washed off down the hill. I found them in the pile of old leaves down in the ravine when trash picking. Moved them up again and hope they stay there this time :) I never seen those buds open - rabbits ate them :(

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This bloom I was jumping up and down for a bout 5 minutes calling all my family to join in watching. When they came out it took me 5 minutes to explain what was that I was so excited about :)

oh my gosh those are so awesome!!! Those are on my list of wants! Congrats!

The "house" columbine, blooming it's heart out

Electric red dianthus and dutch iris. Behind garden awaking with kin size plants this year, must be all the rain. This bed is semi-shade, sun in AM.

Astilbe getting ready to put on a show. behind is hosta fried green tomatoes and a green/white hostas. This is under the trees.

Lone white bleeding heart at the edge of the daff/tulip bed along with Enya's iris, Enya_34 , the other two have buds and will bloom soon!

zinnia, you sure can take care of the iris :) I never could keep the blooms after transplanting.
Wow, that dianthus is sure electric! I love the color.

I have tons of that red dianthus, it was here when we moved, next time we exchange plants remind me to send some. It comes back year after year.

Enya, asarum takoi is available from Asiatica nursery on-line.
It's occasionally avaiable from other mail-order venders as well.
There are a few variegated cultivars of a. takoi which are also really beautiful, but which I haven't had much success with yet.
But hope springs eternal.

My asarum splendens does spread for me, but not in a very dense growth pattern yet.
I'm hoping it will fill in, but time will tell.

Asiatica nursery is a great place to browse! They say that asarums require humous soil - and I have clay which is perhaps why Splendens is not making it's move.

I did check out Asiatica in the watchdog and it looks as if you are prepared to get small plants (as anyone buying on-line has learned to expect) you will do fine.
http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/519/

How old is that patch of Tokai that you have?

Doss, my asarum takoi is just 2-3 years old at most.
I tried a whole variety of asarum species about the same time and the takoi has clearly spread the nicest for me. Better than shuttleworth.
And, yes, the plants from Asiatica are generally small, but their offerings are fascinating and the plants are healthy. I've had good luck with them.