Someone once said, the earth laughs in flowers! Flowers are one of the sweetest and most pleasing things to be found on this planet. There are those who don't like flowers, but a beautiful flower delivery at the door, on a special occasion, is bound to out a smile on anyone's face.
Late winter and early spring is a good time to start reviving the garden, especially if you want your garden to be in full bloom during summer months. Spring flowers are also a treat and if you want your garden to sing of the coming warm days during spring, it is advisable to get started early. Bulbs that flower in spring should be planted well in advance, usually during the previous summer. Forget-me-nots and trillium are examples of spring flowers.
Spring is the time for much activity in the garden such as tidying borders, planting summer flowers and vegetables, getting a grip on the lawn if there is one. Some summer flowers include Callas, Dahlias, lillies and, of course, begonias!
Also, checking for spiders, mites and other critters is an important spring gardening task. Spring is the time nature begins to wake up, and this also includes insects and parasites, whose activities are on the rise during this period. Ignoring an emerging bug problem at this time often results in it getting out of hand!
So late February and April are the times to start planting, sprucing, and generally preparing for sunnier days. Late spring, after the last signs of frost are over, one can bring out the flowers that had to be kept indoors and also prune shrubs that have flowered once.