Love lilacs...

We have a lilac bush in the backyard that took forever to grow.  But now it's quite large (I have to stand on my tiptoes to reach the top) and is in full bloom.  I absolutely love the smell of lilacs!  One of the best parts about Spring is being able to cut some lilacs and put them in a vase on the kitchen table.  I should have taken a picture to post with this but I haven't done that yet.  Anyway, I hope you have a chance to stop and smell a lilac bush while they are still blooming!

Flowers in the front

Since I posted some pictures of the lavender in our backyard, I thought I'd add a shot of the flowers we have in the front of our house.  I like to plant fuchsia in the front since they thrive in partial shade.  Fuchsia often attracts hummingbirds and I was happy to see one once.  They are unique looking flowers.

Fuchsia

Lavender

Jackson took some pictures of our lavender bush the other day.  We bought this small plant in Sequim, WA quite a few years ago and it has really thrived in the backyard.  It doesn't take much care either.  In the fall I make sachets out of the fragrant lavender. 



Lavender

 Here's a closeup -

More lavender

Flowers

I bought this pretty bouquet recently and thought it be a nice picture.  I just can't remember the name of these flowers. 

Lovely