Some are clearly visible, but others require a second look. A glance at just a few of our earliest blooms here in Western North Carolina.
Pictured from left to right:
Daffodil (narcissus); Lenton rose (hellebore); Crocus; Henbit or deadnettle (lamium amplexicaule); Chickweed (Stellaria media); Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea); Garden cress (Lepidium sativum);
Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragantissima); Violet (Viola); Baby-blue-eyes (Nemophila menzesii); Pieris; Buttercup (Ranunculus repens); Heather (Calluna vulgaris); Forsythia