Whan that Aprill with his shoures sote

Whan that Aprill with his shoures sote
The drought of March hath perced to the rote

Yesterday and this morning we had some rain

Flowers

Tulips are up, the early azaleas are out (though they were not present in Europe in the Middle Ages) and here are some of my more unusual daffodils(which also are not period but I wanted to have my whole collection represented.

The apple blossoms are beginning to open as well

A battle ground

As Thos Hill would say. Piers came by with his 'plow'. Turned over and raked smooth, a good place for planting


Below, before and after

A Gode Sunday

The greensward is shorn, the ale is cold and the wursts are on the fire...

Tia a good day indeed

Greater Celandine

Hellebore

Oh the hellebore is in bloom also

Daffodil

Now the greatest variety of daffodils are out. Some are almost spent, and a few have yet to bloom

See also http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2009/04/09/daffodil-affodil/

across the road, long cup

nearside road, space between petals

across the road from the barn, these had been in the trailer park

poetticus, near barn

getting old now, large cup

more with that wide spaced petals (not the correct term)

Big white overlapping saucers for bright yello cups, path from door to lawn

below the azaleas

near the deck stairs

the box elder tree round

more by the box elder tree.

in the garden proper, these came from Adams st, with the strawberries

perimiter plantings of my grandmother's, from Kearney, NJ

some surprises from Kearney, perimeter planting

Unusual doubles, not medieval, but interesting.  These were here when we bought the place.

under the privet, passed the rubbish house