April Showers don't just bring May flowers, they bring April flowers too.  At least here in Toronto they do.

Last fall we planted crocuses, irises, daffodils and tulips in our front yard and we had no idea what order they would come up.  So we've been watching the ground with anticipation.

It was the beginning of March when we first noticed green things sprouting up in the yards around our neighbourhood.  There were even a few little patches of delicate white and yellow flowers.  I think they were snowdrops.  We eagerly looked in our yard but still nothing green had sprouted.

It wasn't until the beginning of April that the rains brought us our first green sprout in our yard.  We've been watching every new flower that comes up after each rain.  First the crocuses and irises blossomed.  At the moment they are still the only ones that have bloomed.  For some reason purple crocuses come up before yellow ones, unscientifically speaking of course.  There are many leaves up but no flowers.  We are guessing they are tulip leaves but don't know which ones are the daffodils leaves.  I guess we'll find out in a few more rains.

What flowers have already sprung up in your neck of the woods?