Spring is my favorite season. Everything gradually wakes up from the winter nap and pops of color fill the world. Around this time in South Carolina, some early flowers start to bloom – giving a peek as to what is ahead.

Right now, in my yard, I have calendula, petunias and daffodils.

Soon, there will be tulips, irises and Hyacinth. I can’t wait for them to pop.

I’ve also got some seeds started for late spring/summer flowers including multiple kinds of sunflowers, a variety of zinnias, marigolds, cosmos and strawflowers. This will be my first year with strawflowers and I can’t wait to see how they’ll do. I also have an abundance of lilies and dahlias that I am looking forward to this year.

So, I ask, what are your favorite flowers? Have you had success in growing them? Let me know.