They look "crappy" most of the year. She wants a true LOW maint. yard along the lines of an English garden.

English gardens are usually a riot of wild flowers........................??? Unless you mean formal English gardens -- which require a LOT of maintenance.............

English gardens cheat & employ gardeners. Or people who come in for a day.

Love is in the air!

Get a room!

A couple of courting alligator lizards under a variegated agave.

How cute!

I think what she's wanting is an English cottage garden, usually just called a cottage garden. They were all the rage about 15 years ago or so.

My green tulips are blooming.

Those are pretty neat, Tom

Here are some Gavota tulips I planted last fall along with some daffodils that are still blooming.

Those are nice, Stacey.

Very nice, Stacey. I love your clean beds as well.

Tom -- green tulips -- how cool!!!

Just lovely, Stacey -- your garden could be a calendar picture for spring!!

My first Daff opened yesterday, they are really late here, but I'm having a few TB's showing their bloom stalk already.

Spring is gonna slam into you this year Tom -- hold on to your hat!!

Epiphyllum is a sign of May.

Daffs are blooming and iris's are starting to ramp up on growth. Need to get out and do some light weeding in a couple beds.

We have some friends near Traverse, and they should be just getting home from their winter 'travels".....they will be real glad it's finally "spring' !!

Those daffys are pretty.