While it's still a bit chilly and rainy (as April tends to be), the primulae will happily oblige by blooming. I've tried to capture a few that I planted around the Japanese red maple. In between the vibrant red and deep blue ones is a pink carnation plant my mom bought me when I started this garden 3 years ago. The carnation ran rampant during the summer and the fall, blooming like mad. I've cut it back to almost it's newly planted dimensions to give all those volunteer forget-me-nots a chance. I also seem to have more than my share of columbine volunteers, which suits me just fine.