Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather.

When you're selecting a ground cover to suppress weeds, there is no shortage of options. This large-leaved, blooming beauty has other benefits, too.

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

FILE - Flowers bloom at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Ore. Oregon's drought ... drier end of the spring and above normal temperatures as we head into the early summer ...