It finally feels like spring in TN and I had some yard work that needed to be done. We planned 3 forsythias last year and 2 didn't make it through the winter so they needed to be replaced. I somehow ended up with 1 poor tulip in the front flower bed so I bought some more to set out with that one. I had 2 rose bushes in the bed under the dining room window and I decided to pull them out. One didn't bloom very much and the other grew so fast that I had to constantly cut it back. Every time I went to GA for a few weeks I would come home to it taking over the front walk way. I want something that's easy upkeep for when we sell the house next year and so bright day lilies seemed like a great choice. I had some bulbs and I finally got them in the ground. I think it will look great in a few weeks.

The new plants in. They are covered in buds that are hard to see in the pictures.

The front bed with the lonely tulip starting to come up.

Now it has friends!

The other bed sans the rose bushes. I forgot to take a before picture. In a couple of weeks I'm hoping to see some green peaking through and I can add some more mulch.

I'll probably add some bulbs to the flower bed in the back yard next week. Hopefully Kiowa won't dig them up this time like she did last year. Apparently she thinks she's part rabbit and I found half chewed bulbs all over the yard. Fingers crossed I'll have better luck this year. I had said that I planned to swear off planting flowers this year since I know I'll be in GA a lot but I just can't help planting a few things.