Hellebores

Otherwise known as the Christmas Rose and the Lenten Rose, these are definitely one of my favourite species!! Here are a few photos from early March in Vancouver:There are so many kinds and they are so gorgeous!! They definitely brighten up those dreary spring months in the garden! I believe they originated in Turkey and were not sold in North America until 7 years ago (or was it 13?) Some people had them previously however if they ordered them from the British Horticultural Society.

sunny day crocus

Here are some photos from the Hastings Community Centre about a week ago...

Crocus mania!

There are crocus everywhere and I'm lovin it! Here are some at the CN triangle, cheering up that corner....The brick path is complimenting them nicely!! And you can see the Spanish Bluebells on their way up... they have a major fiesta every May or so.Here are some hyacinths starting to come up, the ones that we got from Q E garden last year:

Spring is here...

And it's time to get back in the garden again! Here are all of the plants still left to put in the ground that didn't make it in last fall!


Lots of work to do! We're starting to plug away at it... I'll tell you more soon!