We’ve just returned from a two week road trip to Winnipeg, where spring seems to have barely begun. On the drive home, one of the first things I noticed one we hit Hope BC, was the smell of the vegetation. It was such a treat to the senses!

I was shocked to see all the changes in my garden. I had to cut the lawn twice today and filled two large bags of weeds. Many flowers are in full bloom and there’s a lot teasing me, almost ready to come out. My kitchen garden is lush and my potatoes are thriving but my other beans up at the front near the potatoes are sad. Some nasty little slimy little creature has munched all the leaves from the seedlings and I don’t think they are going to make it, so I’m going to have to throw some more seeds in and guard them well.

Here are a few pics taken today. The front yard:

An evergreen exploding with new growth:

Front garden closeup:

Side garden apple tree in front with yellow poppies:

And here is our moss basket. The moss went a little brown as apparently there was a short lived heat wave while we were away and the greenhouse at the nursery was too hot. Cailey’s favourite flower in this basket is the Blue Heliotrope as it ’smell likes candy’ .. now our whole back deck smells like candy, delicious: