From This to That

Early springtime in the garden starts showing us how nature renews itself every year. I love going out when the weather finally warms up. I always do a full tour of the property, looking for new growth. And today there was lots!! Let's see how the first sprouts look now and how they will look later.

Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart

Eremurus elwesii - Foxtail Lilies

Poppy

Double daylily

Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew

Matteuccia struthopteris - Ostrich Fern

Dianthus barbatus - Sweet William

Aconitum - Monkshood

So, have faith, Impatient Gardeners! (that includes me!!) from small beginnings grow gorgeous flowers and plants :)

Please check out my food blog  - the latest recipes are for Beef Wellington and Jamie Oliver's Cajun Chicken with sweet potato mash and charred corn salsa.

A Lovely Autumn Morning

Today is one of those famous Ontario fall mornings: crisp temperatures, sunny skies and soft winds. It is SO NICE OUTSIDE!!! Time to grab the camera and do a little photo shoot….

The Monkshood has finally made an appearance!!

One single David Austin rose still wants to bloom.

Pictures cannot do justice to the Pin Oak in sunlight…

The Linden tree is beautifully yellow. ( Don't worry Dear Readers - although we are of strong Nordic stock, we are NOT still swimming in the pool at this point! Brrrr!! We'll close it soon…)

The urns are a bit of a mish-mash of leftover summer "spillers" and autumn branches and grasses

The street looks great too.

The grown-from-seed ornamental kale has come into its own.

And the plumes of the Miscanthus grass are a soft purple………..