Garden Bloom Day, Mid-April

My garden in the middle of April seems awakened, in white and blue. This winter snow covered the ground for a long time so some flowers sprouted through the last snow in March. Now, in April snow completely  melted, although the soil is not soft, hard in shady spots.
As you can see on my photos, the old leaves are still lying, partly frozen. I hope next weekend I will be able to rake them and to clear the garden.
The first flowers are visible in many places, appearing here and there. Leucojum vernum is the first one popping near the terrace.

 

Crocuses opened their buds to sun rays beside the gazebo. The first bees appeared very quickly, hungry after long winter. The bees are hard working while crocuses are opened. These white, yellow and purple crocuses with orange center look so pretty on the brown background.

Here is light blue Puschkinia, that always surprises with its appearance. I planted many Puschkinia bulbs in one place, near the porch, but they spread and here they're in the front garden.

 

And the sunbeams gave them welcome.
As did the morning air
And scattered o'er their simple robes
Rich tints of beauty rare.

Soon a host of lovely flowers
From vales and woodland burst;
But in all that fair procession
The crocuses were first.

by Frances E. W. Harper 

1900

That's all flowers in my garden for now, I'm waiting for primulas, tulips, daffodils...and for warm sunny weather :-)