Spring has sprung, again

The problem with keeping a house blog for so many years is that the stories all start to look very similar. For every spring that we've lived here, we've thatched and overseeded the lawn and hoped to make it look healthy. There's only so much to be said about it. So let's just dispense with that this year. We're doing it and keeping our fingers crossed, as usual. The yard is looking mostly the same, too. So here are just a few updates for this spring.

First on the side of the house - the snowdrops our neighbor gave us came up beautiful, though perhaps a bit short-lived. A fun sign of early spring:

Our cherry tree, which seemed to have a growth spurt last year, is looking happier than usual, and awed the toddler with its pretty pink flowers:

We decided our 6 year old, homemade door wreath was looking a little sad (it shed flowers every season) so we bought a new one that makes us smile:

I can't decide if I should paint the hanger so it blends into the door better or not. Also I feel like the wreath would look better hanging a bit lower but apparently a 12'' drop (which this is) is standard. Thoughts?

Finally, a question - many of our flowering plants, like these hyacinths, are already looking singed (the leaves on the pink and purple) and shriveled (the purple in the back). It's been relatively cool and not particularly dry, and other plants I've seen around town look healthy, so what should we be doing to keep the around longer and happier?