Now is the time to replant window boxes and dooryard pots, and replace hardy pansies and Johnny jump-ups with their heat-loving stand-ins: geraniums, impatiens and nasturtiums. Time to put out tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and summer squash in the vegetable garden. Time to shear the sheep and put away horse blankets for the year.

Hello June, the month for brides and graduates and the first ice cream cone of the season.