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I’ve never experienced a year where this many plants are popping up in early March already. I took a stroll around the backyard on Monday.
These are alliums:

It’s hard to tell from this angle, but my grandma’s bleeding heart already has 6-inch-tall sprouts:

This is bee balm:

This is cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis):

The daffodils buds have emerged!

And my little crocus bulbs are already showing off:
