floral fridays -- creeping phlox and grape hyacinth (with daylily fans)

It's mid-April. The crocuses are done. The daffodils are fading. The irises and daylilies aren't ready to bloom yet, but both are giving us some nice foliage so we're optimistic.

For now, we have some grape hyacinth and creeping phlox. The former is a bit past its peak and the latter is approaching its peak.

When I was a kid I loved hyacinths. There was something about that big bulb of little blooms that attracted me. Now I'm not so enamored of them (though I can still appreciate them). But the grape hyacinths are really cool, especially if you plant them with something else to act as a complement.