Just a couple of pics to-day to compliment the ones from yesterday evening

The Canadian Flag on the flag pole in front of the house

Narcissus Kedron, a wonderful plant in the spring, I posted these yesterday as well, but this was taken during the day.

 The Toronto Tulip opened up for the day, I actually like them more when they are some what closed for the evening

Tulipa Tarda, these are great little guys, they get to be about 10 cm high and do so well in the garden

The fish pond, almost ready for the season, still lots to do though. The fish are doing well.

Spring is here and in bloom, very nice pleasant days, and of course rain days as well. The flowers are popping up every where. I understand that Thursday will reach 27 o C and possibly rain to come with it.

This of course is the Common Hyacinth, very popular here most gardens have at least a few in them, I have several , going from this to a light pink, purple and white ones. They are a must in garden around here

This is one of the many varieties of Narcissus that are available here, This one is Narcissus Kedron, really nice little guys.  Most are very hardy and long lived with their blooms. Well worth a purchase of at least a few in the fall, They look much better as a cluster. Ideally plant them amongst your shrubs.

This is a very beautiful White Daffodil, It is called Mount Hood. it is about the same size as the King Alfred. These are incredible.

these little guys are known as Tulipa Tarda, they are a wonder in the garden, very easy to keep, self seed and you need not do a thing for them. These are closing for the evening, I will post a pic later in open bloom.

this is a lovely mid range tulip, known as the Toronto, it is a very hardy tulip and it has naturalised in my garden very nicely. Well worth buying if you come across it

The Burbank Plum, this is a lovely tree, just loaded in flowers, here is the over all view of it. The first butterflies I see every year are on this, and usually it is the Red Admiral that comes a calling first.

This is the close up view of one of the flowering stocks. the smell is incredible and it just looks amazing. I usually cut a few Branches and bring them in and show them off in the Kitchen.

 A few flowers that are in bloom on this Easter Sunday here in the Niagara Area in my garden. A rather nice day here 21 o C, full sun and a light breeze. Any way happy Easter all, and I hope you enjoy your day.

This is my Burbank Plum tree, It is a fantastic tree with the perfect Blooms in the spring, It should bloom with in a few days. The Plums are a large size with a reddish purple skin, ready usually in mid August.

Here are a series of pics from the back yard. To-day being Good Friday and actually a nice day. Warm, sunny. and a light breeze. Well worth a coffee in the garden this after-noon.

 Here is a pic of the Back yard to-day. Not much to see just yet but soon enough there will be.

Just a lovely reminder of Easter Week-end. Nothing more pretty than the yellows of these wonderful little plants.

 And here is the fish pond requiring a huge amount of work. That will be a day or more all by it self. The fish are all healthy and there are many new comers to the pond.

Just a look at my kitchen, this is one of those projects that has taken a couple of years to complete. The kitchen was gutted out and rebuilt. So here it 99% done, Rather proud and happy with my attempts with this. Starting to-marrow back to gardens and yard work. lovely stuff to do, this time of year it is all about removing 5 months of winter.

A few of my Cactus in the bay window in my Breakfast nook. I really enjoy the cactus, This pic was taken a couple of months ago when we had snow.

Starting to buy the bulbs for this summer season. Last year was a bit of bust do to the lack of rain.

So I have here some Gladiolus, I will be buying a couple hundred. This is only the beginning. Any way what I do is plant some every week until I run out of them, around 20 or so. This way I have Glads blooming over several weeks as well instead of just one show for a week or so. Also I do not need nearly as many supports for the long stems. Try it. It really is not a lot of work and the rewards are there

Just for fun a pic of my big Girl Asia enjoying a lovely warmish day on this the 5 of April, 2017

In bloom and looking awesome, The Crocuses are a lovely site in the spring after all that bland gray and white of Winter

Here is another one I thought that looked rather handsome.

The other reality is the spring clean up, that hard work that can be very rewarding after a few days of relentless chores. I have not started that part of the Spring Thing just yet but I am about to.

To-marrow I will post a few pics of the rest of the yard, and what needs to be done, none of it is pretty at the moment.

A splash of colour in the gardens now. These little guys are closing up for the day all ready, We had rain for 3 days so I actually have not seen them in bloom yet. just at this stage after work. Looking forward to taking a pic with the Crocuses in full open bloom.

Going along the east side of the house, Tulips are well on their way and looking good, Also the Huffman's Bluebells are looking great. I transplanted a lot of it last fall.

Here again is a closer look at the Tulips, They should be in bloom in 4 weeks, all depends on the weather here actually, April can be cold and wet, or rather summer like, we never know