This early in May is pretty boring here -lots of bare ground! Early May here has some things in bloom but is mostly about waiting for later in May for things to really 'take off' !

Waiting for the wisterias to bloom (usually the last week of May) is a major May activity that involves constantly looking at flowerbud development to assess what kind of bloom year this will be for them :-) It is looking good so far as there is a lot of flowerbud growth, although you have to look very hard to see it yet on the later-blooming Japanese wisteria:

It is easier to see the buds on the earlier-flowering Chinese wisteria:

In the first picture above you can see a bit of the 'Susan' magnolia peeking out past the cedar behind the Japanese wisteria. There is another magnolia and a serviceberry there too but the bed still looks pretty empty at this stage!

These are some of my favorite tulips - Ivory Floradale. They have been in the garden almost 20 years now. They are no longer available in catalogs. They start yellow (some with pink-red on them) but fade to ivory-white as they age:

In the backyard there is lots of things waiting to happen soon but lots af empty-looking space at this point. The Saskatoon berry trees/shrubs started blooming yesterday. The white trilliums in the background usually bloom about now but bloomed early this year and are almost finished now! This view is from our home-office window

So much happening in early May but so much still to happen...