Garden in the Beginning of April

In April, every day brings something new to the garden.
Here are some pictures. 

Forget-me-not is a star of the early April garden:

Camellia growing in the big pot:

This Euphorbia is the smallest of all my euphorbias.  I'd say it's very small.
I can't figure out what she needs.

Herbacious peonies are doing fine:

Meanwhile, my tree peony got some frost damage and lost several buds.
*
Hosta (Thank you Jim!) in the tall pot. I hope slugs are acrophobic and won't reach it so high.

Blackcurrant has pretty small  flowers and  fragrant leaves which I  add to my tea:

Magnolia is finishing its bloom, and now, there is a carpet of petals beneath it.

Monarda never disappoints me:

Saline:

Hostas surprised me with how fast they emerged from the ground and began to grow!

Hooray! Blue poppies look very promising:

Schisandra chinensis is famous for its shade tolerance, but you can see how much it enjoys sun.
I see some buds. It means I might have berries:

All astilbes in my garden came from the same mother-plant, but different plants are on different stages of growth. Some have unfurled their leaves already, but others are still looking like aliens:

Edgeworthia is a newby in my garden. I bought it at the NWFGS in February:

As I said before, forget-me-nots can be seen in different parts of the garden:

I need to keep these boxwoods in control.
The potager garden doesn't need them to be too high:

Japanese maples are slowly opening their leaves:

This one is growing in a container. I found a seedling in the back yard, and now,
I'm watching as the little ugly duckling is turning into a beautiful swan:

Pieris was planted under the huge fir trees without any hope for long lasting.
It replaced other shrubs which didn't make it competing with firs.
But it looks wonderful!

The dogs have a shady spot near the utility area:

Japanese forest grass is spreading nicely:

I am pleased to see native dicentra spreading.
I planted one or two plants brought from our friends' farm, and look how many are here now:

In terms of speed of spreading, Labrador violets are competing with forget-me-nots::

All in all, I am pleased how the garden is emerging after the winter. The only frost victims are pink cordyline and a young gunnera.

I hope your garden brings you only good surprises!

***Copyright 2014 TatyanaS