April showers bring May flowers. They also bring delectible treasures from the garden, like these ripe strawberries. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net.

A peony at the home of John Lee Callis, Grimstead.
Ericka Marshall sent in this gorgeous picture taken by her daughter Carolyn Brooke Darr in Dutton.

Siberian iris, rhododendron, and azaleas from the home of Elaine Minnick at Bena.

Raindrops on a beach rose (Rosa rugosa) and a poppy in the Port Haywood garden of Louise Witherspoon.

An Apple Blossom Amaryllis and, after waiting five years, Martha Thompson Hudgins of Gloucester finally has a few Peony blooms.

Linda Dalgety recently picked the first harvest from her strawberry patch in Port Haywood. “They’re so sweet,” she exclaimed.
Steve and Emily Leap of Retz have a half-acre pond completely lined with Yellow Flag Water Iris.

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