It is springtime here!

Wow, the landscape around here has really changed a bunch! I am not even really sure where to start with all of this! Hmm...Let's start with what I put in last year and go from there. Here goes...

Remember these double knock-out roses?

I planted the smallest ones that I could find. I think it was a good idea considering that they now look like this!

I do have to say...They look FANTASTIC!

The lilies are up but not yet blooming. I think they will be blooming in another 2-3 weeks. That post will be interesting since there are more than 3 times the amount in that small area now.

The hydrangeas have also come up and are twice as big but not yet blooming. They will also come later.

One major change around the front yard was the removal of a tree. One of the pines was infested with bagworms (nasty little buggers) last year and I hoped it would come back this year. No such luck.

I decided to pull that tree out and plant a yellow stick dogwood in its place. I also planted some other little flowers around to spruce things up. So far, this is what it looks like.

As you see in the above picture, I also planted some flowers down that front walk and I made up some planters. That first planter has really filled out since I took that picture a few weeks ago.

A few weeks ago I also planted some roses out back. Here is how they started.

Already, just 2-3 weeks later, they look like this!

They even have bulbs on them already. I can't wait for them to start to bloom.

Here are a few other things blooming around the yard.

My yard smells so good and just makes me smile. Next, I have to get all the weeds out and get some mulch in. That is the goal for this weekend and coming week.

So, what do you think?