April 30, 2010

Heather and hellebores in front of the rhododenron and amazing rosemary behind.
A few tulipskept away from the deer.

Strange coincidence

Jamie took this picture on the front porch in Calgary the same day I took mine in Powell River.
Looks like both of us are getting nesting robins.
By the way she's 12 and an amazing photographer...
Good for you Jamie.

Mrs Robin builds a nest

Being bird lovers, we are thrilled that our back garden has become filled with birds.
This lady is building a nest in the cedar tree right beside our deck. Hubby does none of the work but follows her around and stands guard while she works.
The vine on the fence is a Montana Clematis-almost in bloom

Our potato patch

Dave, at a local garden center has invented these reusable bags, Lined with a plastic webbing, they are ideal for planting in. We are doing potatoes-seed potatoes at the bottom, gradually adding dirt as they sprout until the bag is full of potatoes. We'll let you know.....