(Above) Spring, complete with robin, at the Florida Native Plants Nursery. All photos by Fran Palmeri
THE FLOWER CLOCK
How well the skillful gard'ner drew
Of flowers and herbs this dial new;
Where from above the milder sun
Does through a fragrant zodiac run;
And, as it works, th' industrious bee
Computes its time as well as we.
How could such sweet and wholesome hours
Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers!
Andrew Marvell, 1650
