April Showers - Bring May Flowers, pretty please..

While the April showers took their toll on us this year, I was praying that they would bring May flowers. Well, today being the first day of May, we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, here's a bit of an update on my flower garden.

• Tulips - I planted them a bit late this year (should have been planted last fall). Some of them came up and are a beeyoutiful color of hot pink. The leaves came up on just about all of them, just not the flower. I'm still holding out hope for next year. The ones I purchased already grown from Lowe's are gorgeous. They are a deep purple and creamy, buttery white.

• Daffodils -  These came up in the front of the house this year. I planted them as directed in the fall and they really took off. Not as vibrant a color as I would have liked, but they do give hope that spring is on it's way. That beats vibrancy any day in my book.

• Ranunculus - I planted these in containers on our covered patio. These gorgeous girls are really taking off. They won't actually bloom until the summer months, but the greenery is coming in quite nicely. It's funny, when they first started showing their stems, I thought they were weeds in my pots. Almost took them out until I realized these were the stems - yikes.

• Lilac Bush - OMgoodness - could this smell any more wonderful? I doubt it. It's was pretty windy out yesterday and I would catch a whiff of it's perfume at the most unexpected times. These things make me happy. You may remember that I planted this just outside our front door and at the corner of my office. I want our guests to have a warm welcome and I love the scent coming in my office when the windows are open. While we were outside doing yard work yesterday, there was a bumble bee buzzing around our lilac bush. He made me smile. He wasn't one of the skinny guys. No, he was a super fat bumble bee! I am happy he made his way to our bush. Pollinate away , little guy!

• Pink Dahlia - This little plant has the most wonderful blooms. It is a part of the Susan G. Komen family of ways you can donate. A portion of the proceeds go to the foundation. they just bloom all the time. I believe they will bloom most of the spring and summer!

I also planted Day Lilies, Calla Lillies, Fuchsia, Hyacinth and a few other flowers. I'll post updates on those soon.

Oh, I almost forgot - we planted our little teeny tiny Earth Day trees from Lowe's. We may not see them grow to be HUGE White Pines, but hopefully someone will.