And not the gardening shovel 😦  I’m on my fourth coffee of the morning and nearly a days’s calorie worth of chocolate covered almonds.  If this keeps up, it will be colder in April than it was in January for southern Ontario.  Its going to be colder in Toronto than Whitehorse this weekend!!  Did Hades not release Persephone from hell this year or are we … Continue reading Break out the shovel!
Winter lingers here Iris blanketed by snow The sun fire yet ice Continue reading
Just when I thought spring had arrived…sprayed my shrubs with dormant oil, planted my bulbs and seeds…and wham! Winter is back with a vengeance.  My little flower house is empty and cold, and my bulbs, seedlings and spring pots are languishing in the dimness of my house.  Another 5 days of miserable coldness before I can move things back into the flower house.  On a positive … Continue reading Winter Blues
What a beautiful Easter Sunday we’ve had.  A glorious 14 deg C, sunshine and the honeybees found my hyacinths already!  It amazes me how they found the flowers so fast and so early, a tiny miracle indeed! We must endeavour to save these marvels of nature for who will pollinate the flowers when they are gone?  Make sure to plant some bee loving flowers this year. Continue reading Small Miracles
Well winter came in like a lion and is determined to leave like a lion. Â My poor hazel is encased in ice, fortunately not like the ice storm of 2013. Â It looks quite like a fairyland outside. Continue reading The Vagaries of Winter
Petals kissed by sun The sweet heart of a flower Belongs to the bee Continue reading
I just saw our resident cardinal pair today! Â This is the earliest I have ever seen the female back. Â The male normally arrives earlier to reestablish his territory then his mate arrives sometime in April. Â Cardinals mate for life and of course are the perfect colour for Valentines. Continue reading Signs of Spring
Blue moon that shines soft Rustle of silk on the floor Cherry blossoms drift Continue reading Haiku
Almost everyone is familiar with snowdrops, those wonderful little bulbs that pop up as soon as they can, but there is another early spring bloomer, Hamamelis or witchhazel. Â A shrub not commonly found in nurseries, grab it if you can find it. Â It has clusters of yellow to bronzy red flowers with strap shaped petals that bloom in February to March here (some varieties bloom … Continue reading Early Spring Blooms
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