Early Spring - Page 9 of 12 - Fine Gardening

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    Johnny-jump-up

    Viola tricolor

    This 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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    ‘Marginata’ winter daphne

    Daphne odora ‘Marginata’

    This winter daphne has yellow-margined leaves and rosy pink flower buds that open to white.

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    Japanese laurel

    Aucuba japonica

    Aucuba are grown for their bold foliage, autumn fruit, and adaptability to shade, dry soil, pollution, and coastal conditions.

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    Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’

    Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'

    'Georgia Blue' forms beautiful mats of purple-tinged leaves.

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    Summer snowflake

    Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

    One of the first plants to emerge, this 24-inch-tall bulb bears nodding white bells as early as mid-January.

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    Winter jasmine

    Jasminum nudiflorum

    This slender, deciduous shrub has arching green shoots and dark green leaves divided into three oval-oblong leaflets.

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    Ivory Prince hellebore

    Helleborus ‘Walhelivor’

    Year-round gray-green foliage persists through shade and snow and is fairly deer and rabbit resistant.

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    ‘Kolgold’ Forsythia

    Forsythia × intermedia 'Kolgold'

    Striking, extra-large yellow blooms cover each stem from base to tip in early spring.

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    Euphorbia rigida

    Euphorbia rigida

    This species is similar to E.

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    ‘Glacier Blue’ Euphorbia characias

    Euphorbia characias 'Glacier Blue'

    This upright, evergreen shrub has stunning texture and form.