One thing that I like here in Michigan is that I do really experience the four seasons in the real sense of the word. When spring time comes all the people are so excited to spend their time outside of there house to plant and buy more flowers, shrubs and trees that they like. When I arrived here I was so excited to plant that I didn’t take noticed that there are two kinds of plants, one is annual and the other one is perennial. So I just bought those annual flowers (because they are so colorful and loaded with flowers) and later on I knew that the annual flowers do not come back after winter. Oh my gush!! I was thinking it was a waste of money although they really do look nice but I don’t like the thought of buying every year for flowers. Then last year we have this cleaning up around the house in which all my step sons and daughters came to help. So we planted some shrubs that in spring time the color of the leaves will turn yellow. Then I also bought an evergreen that won’t grow too tall and two pink and white peonys, aside from lavender and some asian lily. They cost a lot for a first time buyer but then come to think of it I will only buy it once and later on for the next years to come they will just thrive.

Then yesterday after a night of soaking rain my pink and white peonys came out in full bloomed. That makes me so thrilled and excited I took pictures of them. I also told Lanie about my peonys because she had more peonys in her house specially she had several different varieties, and she told me she had some flowers to give to me too. Yahooo!! I am so excited to get more perennial flowers.

 Kim