In the garden: freckles

All the hellebores are growing fast, but this is the first one to reach full open-ness. It’s also got the best freckles, by far. I was weeding last weekend and was very happy to see several hellebore seedlings putting up flower stalks - I can’t wait to see how they turn out.

The weather’s been extremely wet, but not too cold, so things are beginning to grow and bud. Spring is beginning to seem like a possibility!