More spring bulbs, and a bit of frost damage…
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In a Vase, on Monday – Just Daffs
Yellow, yellow everywhere – including in today’s vase of cut flowers.
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6 on Saturday – 20APR2024 – Ephemerals and More
Spring ephemerals are blooming, and things are emerging in the kitchen garden!
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In a Vase, on Monday – Deep
I’m joining Cathy’s group at Rambling in the Garden‘s this week with my first windowsill vase of the year, featuring today the deep purple, blue and yellow of Hyacinth ‘Woodstock,’ Muscari latifolium and Narcissus ‘Jetfire.’ Perhaps it’s something to do with the mild winter we’ve just come through, but I’m noticing already more and larger […]
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Silent Sunday – A Daffy Pair
It’s an early start to daffodil season!
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6 on Saturday – 13APR2024 – Upon my Return…
I was out of town for 12 days; unusual for me, as I don’t travel much, doubly so given the season, and the garden growth explosion that occurs in April. Although it’s been raining since my return, I’m told it was warm and sunny while I was away, encouraging bulbs to pop up and flower […]
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Six on Saturday – 09MAR2024 – Breakthrough
Buds are breaking and Bulbs are bursting through the ground…
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In a Vase, On Monday – Cutting Back
A few warm days and I’m tempted to start the spring clean-up…
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Six on Saturday – 27JAN2024 – Freezing Rain
Many of us have experienced freezing rain. If not, it happens when the temperature at ground level is just below the freezing point, and rain turns to ice when it lands. Very dangerous (ie slippery) to walk or drive on, very dangerous and sometimes devastating if it accumulates on trees and wires (ie it’s so heavy […]
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Ice ‘Waves’ on Lake Ontario
The lake isn’t frozen – yet – but with strong wind and high waves, small chunks gets washed ashore and form these metres high sculptural forms on the beach.