Author: Amanda Carrigan
The early understorey plants are starting to wake up. A close look at the ground in the maple bed and the rear bed reveals signs of life – purplish nubs of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and the fuzzy leaves of wild ginger (Asarum canadense) showing.
The silvery young leaves of wild ginger emerging at the Alcove Garden in mid-April.
Photo: Amanda Carrigan