A walk in the backyard:

Quince

Brunnera

Daffodil

Small white violets

Pachysandra in bloom

Speedwell

Strawberry

Garlic mustard is highly invasive. If it’s on your property, pull it up as soon as the flowers show and before it forms seed pods! Easily identified by it’s small flowers with 4 white petals and the leaf shape and color.

Scientific names and families:

Quince/Cydonia oblonga – Rose Family: Rosaceae

Brunnera/Brunnera macrophylla – Borage Family: Boraginaceae

Daffodil/Narcissus sp. – Amaryllis Family: Amaryllidaceae

Small white violet/Viola macloskeyi – Violet Family: Violaceae

Pachysandra/Pachysandra terminalis – Boxwood Family: Buxaceae

Speedwell/Veronica arvensis – Plantain Family: Plantaginaceae

Strawberry/Fragaria sp. – Rose Family: Rosaceae

Garlic mustard/Alliaria petiolata – Mustard Family: Brassicaceae