This spring has been unusual…or is it summer already? First week of June and we were still wearing sweaters in the evening and barely hitting 20 C in the afternoons, then in the second week, we are scorching with heat. It happens every year, our gardens transition from barren nothingness to lush paradise, yet somehow this year, perhaps because of the cooler days and lots of moisture, the rebirth to fullness in the natural world seems particularly spectacular to me. Now with the heat everything is going full tilt! The locust (twisty baby) was more perfumy and prolific with blossoms than most other years I can remember, right on cue following the dogwoods opening act. Prior to that, our red buds and witch hazels took centre stage before anything leafed out, except for the snow drops. And now peonies, thalictrums, roses, solomon seals, and soon goats beard…. Nature is full of surprises!
‘Firecracker’ (witch hazel) in full bloom
Busy bee on thalictrum (meadow rue)