Warren "Tra la, it's May, the lusty month of May, that lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray."(2) Finally. After more Winter than we needed. Now the April showers bring May flowers, and I am ready. You, too? A beautiful time of the year in western Pennsylvania, isn't it? The colors, the textures, the scents of Spring are in the air. I love it.

I know many of you are gardeners. I have no talent for that sort of thing (as my wife will attest) - I work well from the neck up, but when it comes to hands and knees, forget it. But I can talk, and this morning I come bringing you a good word about...petunias.

I have found that gardeners are eager to show azaleas, roses, and lilies, but I have never had anyone invite me to look at petunias. Flower shows feature the earliest tulip to t…