Spring has sprung on Vancouver Island! The weekend was a gorgeous 20+ degrees celsius and that means the flowers were blooming and we were weeding and planting and watering! So far we've planted kale, carrots, potatoes, spinach, and peas. Then of course we've got our strawberries which our neighbour thins out every year for us and then takes them to the farmers market to sell. They always come back with a vengeance after being thinned. We also have rhubarb which has made us a couple of pies so far. Well actually my mother in law made the pies! Yummy!
The boys have become produce snobs. Nothing compares to straight from the garden fresh food and they are both beginning to comment on the produce in our grocery store compared to the ones in our garden. I love it that they know that fruit and veggies are just not worth buying unless they are very local and in season. Otherwise they taste like cardboard compared to what we get fresh out of the garden.
So here are some photos of our blooming gardens!
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| Our first iris in bloom! |
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| Begonias. |
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| Can you see the bumble bee on this apple blossom? |
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| Strawberries in bloom! |
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| Look closely! Spinach in the foreground, peas in the background! |
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| Gorgeous tulips and various herbs. |
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| Butterfly Bush in bloom. |
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| There is a bumper crop of gooseberries this year. |
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Soon to be blueberries.
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This is the fourth year for our blueberries and I think it's going to be a good one. We were buying so many blueberries from our local blueberry farm that we decided to plant our own. We now have 12 blueberry bushes. If you've got some great recipes for blueberries, gooseberries, black berries and the rest of the goodies in our garden please share and I'll do the same. Now if only we could grow mango!
Happy Spring and Happy Gardening!
Susie
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