April showers bring May flowers, but this year our flowers are being attacked by something. This poor tulip was lying broken in the dirt, so I put it in my bathroom bud vase and it's much happier there.

 Even though our garden isn't at its best right now, friends' gardens are looking good:

 

This isn't a good picture because it was so sunny, but those little star-shaped flowers are one of my favorites. This was the first time I've seen them in white- they're usually purple, which I love. If I ever need ground cover, I'm planting some purple stars.