The Yellow Flag Irises in the center of my front yard were given to me by my friend, Heather, in 2012. Idiot me, not knowing what to do with these unknown "mystery bulbs," planted them in the back yard next to my new patio thinking that having some flowers in that space would look great. The problem was that I failed to take into account the fact that these bulbs need sunlight. I moved them into the front yard in the summer of 2014. They finally bloomed in the spring of 2015, three years after I first planted them. Now that I've figured this whole "sunlight" process out, I look forward to seeing them bloom each spring.

And this year was no different. It doesn't seem like I have as many flowers this year. But I have flowers.

Yellow Flag Irises.

Yellow Flag Irises.

Yellow Flag Irises.

As everything continues to turn green, the red and black mulch combination makes everything looks great !

The Coronation Gold Yarrows will soon be covered with yellow blooms.

Four of the five Goldmound Spireas are doing very well and are showing a bunch of small purple flowers. The fifth plant is trying to recover from an encounter with fire ants. But at least it's still green.

My rose bushes continue to surprise me in a good way. Despite me having no idea how to properly care for them, they continue to bloom.

Blooms on the rose bushes.

The front yard looks great !

The front yard looks great !