When solar energy begins to suffice in order to melt the snow cover - then spring has come. And then the early spring flowers begin to bloom timidly on the first thawed patches. These "messengers of spring" are small in size and some of them are difficult even to distinguish against the background of snow. But they are worth it to take a worthy place in any garden and make it colorful in February or March.
And such plants, of course, include ordinary snowdrops. These spring flowers can bloom under favorable conditions even in January. Peduncles of snowdrops have a height of about 15 centimeters. And the top of this peduncle is decorated with a single white falling flower. It is difficult to notice them alone. Therefore, snowdrops are best planted in groups along pedestrian zones. They are unpretentious and for many years they can take care of themselves.
There are spring flowers such as crocuses. They begin to crawl out from under the snow and bloom even when other plants are just about to “wake up”. Crocuses belong to ephemeroids, that is, to such plants that only briefly appear on the surface of the earth. This happens at a time when the most favorable conditions for the life of these flowers come in nature. There are several varieties of crocuses, and they can bloom from 3 to 7 days. This allows you to create from them a variety of color combinations.
Muscari will also decorate any flowerbed in early spring . These spring flowers are perennial bulbous plants, and they are often found in the wild. Therefore, growing muscari is quite simple. Now there are about 30 species of this plant, and the most common species is the Armenian muskar. It looks like a bunch of bright blue balls that are held on a thin stalk. And it blooms in late April or early May. Muscari is best planted in sunny places, although they grow well in the shade too. They do not like only stagnation of moisture near the roots. And for the Alpine slide, Muscari will be ideal plants.
Any garden will also be decorated with hellebore - an evergreen shrub. It has a height of up to 40 centimeters and loves partial shade. In European countries with a warmer climate, it grows and blooms even in winter. When the temperature drops below zero, it "temporarily freezes", and when the temperature is outside, the hellebore continues to rise again. But in our area the climate is more severe and this shrub "wakes up" already in early spring. Spring flowers of black hellebore are cream, white or pinkish. They have a diameter of 6-7 centimeters and the petals on them are quite stiff. They do not fall even when the seeds are already tied, and stay on the bushes until mid-summer.
Forsythia also belongs to shrubs that fit into the design of any garden. It begins to bloom at a time when most other shrubs and trees are just starting to turn green. Blooming Forsythia is like a golden cloud, and flowers appear on it earlier than foliage. In the summer, this shrub has large leaves of a beautiful green color. And in the fall, the foliage of many types of forsythia takes on bright yellow-violet tones and keeps on branches for a very long time.
Also a real gift of spring is a tulip. There are many species of this flower that will decorate the garden immediately after the snow has melted and until the very beginning of summer. And the variety of colors, sizes and shapes of tulips is not even worth talking about. They add to the beds of elegance, and sometimes chamberliness. Still spring flowers like daffodils look good in the garden. Many gardeners love to grow them, since daffodils are simply irreplaceable in landscaping, they are suitable for winter forcing and for bouquets. Daffodils do not have such a variety of colors and shapes as tulips, but they attract with the aroma of their flowers, as well as their grace. And according to the scale of cultivation, these flowers are among the three “leaders” along with roses and chrysanthemums.