In May, the world is finally fully awake. If you live in one of those areas where the weather didn't try your patience all winter, just know that the rest of the country is only now seeing pops of color transform the landscape that was so gray for so long.

So for May—the month when we buy fresh flowers for moms, the month when we start spotting happy brides on Saturday afternoons —we have chosen three scents to complement the season.