Starts with "Sp"
This trusty utensil is used by bakers attempting layer cakes. They can be 'unbuckled' and placed on a cake stand without much fuss.
What is a springform pan?
This Maryland state flower is a member of the sunflower family and is also a relative of the daisy
What is the black-eyed susan?
I like apple, peach, blueberry, all of it, as long as there's enough butter and oats involved!
What is CRISP?
This animal is a key part of pollination, adding an estimated $18 billion per year in crop production.
What are honey bees?
This impressionist artist painted scenes such as the "Garden at Giverny" and "Water Lilies" which show the best of spring
Who is Claude Monet?
These boating shoes are popular at garden parties and prep schools (and perhaps also on boats?).
What are Sperry Topsiders?
This is the term for a flower that blooms only once
What is an annual?
Drew Barrymore and Winston Churchill are two well-known figures with this signature speaking style.
What is a lisp?
A pollinator collects this from a flower (sometimes called 'pollinator food')
What is nectar?
In his Sonnet 98, this poet compared the loveliness of spring flowers to his paramour in the following way:
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight
Drawn after you, – you pattern of all those.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Those wishing to dip their toes into this activity can do so without venturing too far from the DMV. Try it at Luray Caverns of West Virginia!
What is spelunking?
These are typically planted in the fall before the ground freezes. They don't look like much when they go in the ground, but boy are they beauties come spring!
What are flower BULBS?
"Oh my heavens!"
"How could you?"
"How incredible"
may all by accompanied by this bodily response
What is a gasp?
This is the process by which pollen from one flower sticks to an insect, and then is transferred onto another flower.
What is pollination?
This famous work of Rachel Carson, originally published in 1962, still reverberates in the public consciousness as we consider environmental protection.
What is Silent Spring?
This grocery store is popular in the western US and markets itself as a farmer's market.
What is Sprouts?
This is the name of a flower that blooms every year.
What is a perennial?
You don't want to cross with one of these creatures, especially without an epi pen on hand!
What is a wasp?
The bright colors and scents of these attract pollinators.
What are flower petals?
What group is famous for these springtime words?
Little darlin', it's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin', it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's alright
Who are the BEATLES?
Those looking to invest in some of the largest US companies can do so by putting their money into this.
What is the S&P 500?
What are the anthers on the stamen?
This is the word for those pesky things used to connect two sides of a bracelet or necklace.
What is a clasp?
These are a big threat to pollinators, prompting efforts to limit their indiscriminate use.
What are pesticides/insecticides?
This composer wrote "The Four Seasons", the spring section of which is a delightful strings-heavy and uplifting piece.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?