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3. April Showers bring grass, and lots of it in Maine.

Mon May 18, 2026, 09:29 PM

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Freaking grass goes nutz up here all of May. My lawns really want to be fields. Should have mowed a week ago. Will be mowing early next week....again.

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April showers will bring May flowers. What is/are your favorite flower/flowers? Mine are sunflowers.🌻 [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Daisies. a kennedy Monday #1

Thank you for sharing daisies with us, a kennedy. debm55 Monday #4

Roses 🌹 anciano Monday #2

thank you very much, anciano. for sharing the lovely rose.🌹 debm55 Monday #5

Some roses - I guess the tea kind rather bore me BUT seen many beautiful ones at the Botanical Gardens. .. electric_blue68 Tuesday #16

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68. roses would be my second choice.❤️ debm55 20 hrs ago #40

April Showers bring grass, and lots of it in Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #3

Thank you OAITW r.2.0. Here in Pittsburgh we have been mowing every week. I was out taking the dog out and it is high debm55 Monday #6

Disabled my riding lawnmwer today....so push mowing my 3 acres of lawn by hand now. Freakin' great. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #7

Oh no, I'm so sorry that happened to you debm55 Monday #12

That's life debm55. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #13

I love lilies of the valley and lilacs Grim Chieftain Monday #8

Those would by next two favorites. Thank you Grim Chieftain.🌼 debm55 Tuesday #24

Peonies bloom here on June 7. Frasier Balzov Monday #9

🪷Lovely flowers. Thank you for sharing with us, Frasier Balzov. debm55 Tuesday #23

I don't know where you are, but peonies do not grow well here in Ft Worth yellowdogintexas Tuesday #31

Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas. I live outside of Pittsburgh.🌸 debm55 1 hr ago #42

Can't pick just one - I love daffodils, pansies... 3catwoman3 Monday #10

Wow what a selection, 3catwoman3.🪷 debm55 Tuesday #22

Purple Cone Flowers Bayard Monday #11

That sounds beautiful. Thank you, Bayard.💐 debm55 Tuesday #21

Carnations. LoisB Tuesday #14

Thank you very much, LoisB.🪷 debm55 Tuesday #20

Peonies! Later...at the Botanical Gardens (has to warm up more) - Lotuses! electric_blue68 Tuesday #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68.💐 debm55 Tuesday #19

So many u4ic Tuesday #17

Thank you very much , u4ic for sharing your favorites.🌹 debm55 Tuesday #18

Tulips. applegrove Tuesday #25

Thank you very much, applegrove.🌹 debm55 1 hr ago #43

Bluebonnets. cloudbase Tuesday #26

Thank you very much, cloudbase.🌼 debm55 1 hr ago #44

Probably Lilacs for the smell, Columbine and Indian Paint for the color and their wild nature. Bristlecone Tuesday #27

Beautiful, Thank you Bristlecone.🌼🌸🪷 debm55 1 hr ago #46

Rhododendrons CanonRay Tuesday #28

I love the smell of lilacs and hyacinths MIButterfly Tuesday #29

The Sterling Silver variety of rose. Aristus Tuesday #30

Iris are my favorites, even though they only bloom for a short period in the spring yellowdogintexas Tuesday #32

Irises, roses and peonies Wicked Blue Tuesday #33

I like all flowers, but for different reasons. Figarosmom Wednesday #34

Thank you very much, Figarosmom. I really like Lilies of the Valley. But I do not have too much luck growing them around debm55 Yesterday #39

Then You Would Have Loved Eastern Hungary ProfessorGAC Wednesday #35

That sounds beautiful , ProfessorGAC. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #38

April showers bring May flowers. Mayflowers bring pilgrims. retread Yesterday #36

Hahahahahah. You just did the Joke of the Day. debm55 Yesterday #37

Tulips and Daffodils some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #41

Dinner Plate Dahlia Emile 1 hr ago #45

Oh Thank you, Emile, that is stunning. debm55 1 hr ago #47