Mom’s favorite flower was Lily of the Valley.  She was born in May, and it’s the birth flower for this month.  I’ve planted Lily of the Valley several times in my garden, so far without much success.  I have one little plant that is still in the container from last year.  It bloomed this month and since it’s doing well in the pot, I’m almost afraid to plant it in the ground.  Why tamper with success?  Still, I would love to have a large flower bed filled with them each spring.  Maybe I’ll buy more topsoil and try a raised flower bed like I did with the bulbs that I recently planted.  If I’m not successful, I’ll be back at the garden center buying more next Spring.  This blog image is from the few flowers that I was blessed with this year.