Thanks for the tips Gretchen! I still have my Learner Plates on like a Learner Driver!!
Speaking of happy flowers - i also think that daisies fall into that category as well. I bought some punnets of little purple daisies which I will plant this weekend. I am also a BIG garden person myself. I have lavender, rosemary, roses - basically anything that smells nice in my little garden.
What's a punnet?
I love the fragrant ones too. I have only a small, narrow, long patio so I have to garden in containers. This year among the fragrant plants, I got petunias (lavendars and purples to get the lovely aroma); cosmos, and alyssum. I love marigolds, and geraniums -- all varieties -- and have lots, but they stink! Each year I try to put in something I've not tried before. This year one new one was impatiens, and I love how they multiply.
Squirrels ate most of my many spring bulbs last fall and winter -- daffys, tulips, crocus, Grecian windflowers, you name it. Now I know to sprinkle red pepper on the ground if I plant more bulbs, to keep the critters in someone else's garden.