One of my favorite early spring flowers is the primula. Last spring (you can see in my April and May 2005 archives), I planted a ring of primulae in assorted colors around the Japanese red maple tree. This is not one of them. This is the first plant you see in the plot on the left as you walk toward our front door. It's such a happy, bright greeting! From the looks of it, there will be many blossoms on this wee plant.