Across
- 3. Tool used for digging in soil
- 7. What plants grow in
- 8. Full of bright spring shades
- 11. Classic springtime saying
- 15. Like tree sap or muddy hands
- 16. Playing in a lively, joyful way
- 17. Open grassy field full of wildflowers
Down
- 1. Early signs of flowers or leaves or what you'd call you and your best friend
- 2. “Feel-good” chemical linked to happiness
- 4. Playful or fanciful charm
- 5. To open into a flower
- 6. Large area filled with trees
- 9. Green part of a plant or tree
- 10. One delicate part of a flower
- 12. Wet weather common in spring
- 13. Colorful blossoms in a garden
- 14. Bright light from the sun