Signs of Spring

The picture below is of some buds from a Japanese Tree Lilac in our front yard. The interesting part is that a month ago the buds were about half that size. So... it appears that after another 10 days or so of warmer weather it'll start pushing new leaves. However, this tree will not start flowering until mid June. I don't expect much flower display this year, as it was just planted last August.

It's always nice to see signs of spring each year after the snow receeds. The picture below is of a Blue False Indigo, it's just starting to peek out of the ground. I spent a few minutes yesterday uncovering a few perennials from their winter woodchip cover. Doing this will help the soil warm up a bit quicker, which will get the plants going a bit quicker.