May is here - Time for lots of flowers to start to bloom!
May's flower is the lily of the valley, a beautiful and tiny flowered perennial ground cover with a heavenly perfume. Sadly it's a later spring flower that's all but forgotten come the heat of summer! Still their short, sweet visit is well worth saving a shady corner of the garden to plant them in! Ours greet us at the front door and when they're in full bloom around the middle to the end of May, we enjoy their beauty and fragrance while they last.
Lily of the valley grows along the walkway leading to our front door, greeting visitors and family with a pretty sight and a heavenly perfume!
This is a lovely macro shot of a young flower stem, the green tones
in the shot seem soft and cool, creating a gentle mood.
My grandmother was born in May and always grew them in her gardens. My daughter was also born in May and since she was about 6 years old I've been growing them to carry on the tradition, transplanting them to wherever we were living at the time until finally planting them at her very own house years later!
We featured them in my daughter's wedding as well - they made beautiful bouquets.
White Roses and Lily of the Valley made a gorgeous bouquet!
(While it was raining and still too cool to work in the garden I used the time to scan some of the photographs from Sue's wedding day, 5 years ago. This is a very close view so the resolution isn't perfect but the soft edges give the image a nice touch! A great project for me on rainy days!) 
The bridesmaids bouquets were simple and sweet.
(the little flower girl is Sue's best friend's daughter, Nya)
