Now , that's Azalea.

And Fothergilla.

Swim !

Yep, the first swim of the year, cold ? not too bad, nice and balmy weather though, needed that rejuvenating,invigorating,spine tingling refreshment !
No pictures of the event, alas.But here's one of something else anyway.

6-8-6

It was time for a little boost for the plants, half a measuring spoon 6-8-6 per 1 gallon,
and a whole spoon for the bigger pots, it took only a couple of hours and a sore back,
'll do it again in 2 weeks.
And then there is that Paeonia..........

Peony,poppy and Iris in our back yard.

Dog domino.........

After a hard day sleeping,
it sometimes gets too much and gravity strikes again,in true Canadian tradition with an eye to the Bejing olympics : synchronized .
Whereas our young watering gardener is quite stunned by it all.And misses the plants completely !

They say it's my birthday..........

Yep, and still working, mixing soil batch no.8, some plants need topping up and there's never enough soil ; secret recipe : 1 bail peat moss, 1 1/2 wheelbarrows fish compost, 1/2 wheel barrow bark mulch, 50 l. perlite and 1 yoghurt container osmocote, 1 yogh. lime and 1 yogh. meal mix , add some water , lots of shoveling et voila, delicious potting soil.

Luckily I still had some time to watch the champions league final( boring ) and a natter with me Bros.

It was such nice weather, dejeuner sur l'herbe , and beautiful ,fragrant ,slug eaten Daphne cneorum.

First market of the year.....

Well it's May long weekend, time to gather some plants, put them in my wee trailer and drive to our new and improved Farmer's market site. After all our cold spring it's all of a sudden in the high twenty's, and our Market was in the shade and it was comfortable, no GRAND ! Sold a lot and then some more and it was fun ,such a beautiful site, and all our wonderful vendors and customers, and only 7 more days and than again............

Tashi goes kangaroo !

Nice and tidy................

The first tomatoes are planted,the soil is all prepared,just waiting for some warmth, many of the seedlings potted in a 4", waiting,waiting.................

who's watching?

This Barred Owl is causing a lot of distress in the neighbourhood, the Robbins are trying to get him out of the woods, away from their nests ,so they are constantly dive bombing him, and sounding the alarm, a bit restless.

It is still quite cold, so not too many plants are blooming, any way some are.

waar de Rhododendrons bloeien...........

Yep, that's Dutch, and they are the beginning words of the ``anthem `` about my old hometown Boskoop,where they grow a lot of Rhodo`s, well I only have a few small ones,still a bit of nostalgia.

a day at the races

Well, this was the race between Tashi , Selma and cousin Darrell on the day that cousin Darrell was going to his new home in Richmond.
Jodi was at the far end of the beach and I was holding on to the dogs, they had a good start,except Selma who headed straight for the logs, where she sometimes finds leftover food, the boys had a good run though.

Snake sex

Biology class : the male garter snake aligns himself with the female and when she lifts her tail, he enters with one of his two penises ! She stores the sperm until her eggs are ready , and so on.............

Jodi, Tashi ,Selma and cousin Darrell

At Fords Cove

Three important daily rituals, taking care of slugs, dogs and a good fat cappucino; the slugs are a bit of a headacheThree important daily rituals, taking care of slugs, dogs and a good fat cappucino; the slugs are a bit of a headache, they can cause a lot of damage quick, this morning they timbered my new Leonitis seedlings,I was so proud of them, I had checked an hour earlier, lifted all the pots,and now they are gone, just some slimey trails left,sigh..........
And look the geese are flying north, yeah, summer is on the way.
After work time for a walk at Fords Cove, gorgeous lush meadows.