Just add water

Right in the midst of a few rainy, grey days, some people I know went to a plant nursery and brought me some instant spring:


I didn't realize how bleh a rainy yard could be until these showed up for the contrast. Now I'm watching to see whether the nursery stock manages to retain its enthusiasm, or the home plants spruce themselves up to match... I'm betting on the latter, not least because there seem to be a few strawberry leaves unfolding in there.