I am daydreaming about pink roses and their amazing scents~
How excited are we here that the clocks are going ahead an hour this weekend??!! YIPEEE is all I can say, especially after the last snow storm this weekend that once again buried us in the white stuff! I know I've been whining all winter long but come on...enough is enough already! LOL! Thinking of my gardens under the snow got me thinking about the first blooms I want to inhale come the warmer weather. Here's a few....
I think the sweet smell of lilacs are what I most look forward to come spring~
Lily of the valley is intoxicating~
Do you love the smell of this gorgeous plant? Doesn't everyone love lavender? :)
What are the blooms that you love inhale? I tend to buy candles all winter long that have these heavenly scents especially my favorite.....
I am looking forward to the wonderful scents of spring also. Lilacs are among my favorite, and have such sweet memories ~ we had a large lilac bush on the property of my childhood home, and my dad would bring the cuttings in for my mom, who would put them in a vase in front of the living room mirror.
:)
~Becca~
Posted by: Becca | March 03, 2009 at 09:32 PM
I too look forward to the lilacs - the sweet smell of spring! I am particularly fond of my lilies of the valley for the childhood memories they evoke. Each year I diligently plant more pips to make up for any that I may have lost over the winter. I am so looking forward to Spring! Thanks for the reminder about the clocks, without you, I would be functioning (at least) one hour behind. Happy Spring my sweet friend.
xoxo
Trisha
a vintage white
Posted by: Trisha Evans | March 04, 2009 at 04:04 AM
Lilacs, lavender and roses! Mt favorites! We got hit with snow this past weekend too! 8 inches which is unusual for us. We are thinking of heading to Naples the first week of April...I need to feel the sand between my toes and take long walks on the beach. Maybe have dinner outside at Campello's on 3rd St....
Hugs,
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio & The Comforts of Home | March 04, 2009 at 08:01 AM
My favorite flowers are Peonies. I have many in my gardens & they are so fragrant!! I have well over a dozen in various colors!
Can hardly wait for summer!!
Love, Marilyn
Posted by: Marilyn | March 04, 2009 at 09:47 AM
I can smell my Jasmine plants on my back patio. Mmmm! I love it. I am VERY excited about daylight savings. It's great to spend more time outside.
Wendy
Posted by: Wendy | March 04, 2009 at 07:59 PM
YAY!!! I love this post Chris!! So beautiful! I love peonies!! I cannot wait either for beautiful flowers, greenery, birds and bunnies..... Oh hurry up sweet spring!!
Love ya,
Amy
Posted by: Bunny Rose Cottage | March 05, 2009 at 09:32 AM
I don't know how I actually found your blog, but somehow fell onto it this morning as I was following all the blog followings of other blogs... and I'm SO glad I did! After reading through your blog for the past hour, I'm pretty sure I've found a kindred spirit... if not as "Lucy" as... perhaps more "Ethel-ish"... still, family, gardening, cooking, good food with good friends, politics... all that stuff! Ditto! So glad to meet you. Vicki
Posted by: Vicki | March 05, 2009 at 12:10 PM
So pretty! Thanks for sharing! Jen
Posted by: Jen R | March 05, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Ahhhhhhhh.........spring makes me really miss my Mum. Lilacs were her very favorite flower; I think of her every time I smell them.........I live in the Pacific NW....will spring EVER come??? Although, it is sort of sunny today!
I've added you to my blog list......I love yours!
Warmly,
Spencer
Posted by: Spencer | March 05, 2009 at 03:24 PM
oh sigh. sigh. and sigh again. GORGEOUS!! I should have know you, queen of gardens, would have the best rose and lilac photos to encourage us towards Spring. Thanks!!
xo and hugs,
Lidy
Posted by: frenchgardenhouse | March 06, 2009 at 08:06 AM
Lovely flowers from last year. My spring is a little closer here in California. Thanks for the head's up on the candle, am always looking for a scented one that is true.
Posted by: becky up the hill | March 06, 2009 at 08:45 PM
All three of my very fragrants scents and flowers.
Elizabeth
Posted by: elizabeth | March 07, 2009 at 09:18 PM
Chris,
Maybe you could tell me what flowers rabbits DONOT like, the little brats eat all our flowers.
Beverly
Posted by: (Mom) Beverly | March 15, 2009 at 03:04 PM
That is my favorite candle of all, it really does smell like the real thing!xo Andrea
Posted by: Andrea | May 06, 2009 at 09:43 AM