In the Spring the Garden is a Feast of Blossom

~When robin red-breast is on the hunt here and there,  blue butterflies carelessly glide through the air, and hearts appear, you know you are in the midst of spring, my dear~

hehe Sometimes I can bust a rhyme.

I love these giant double Tulips, but unfortunately so do the rabbits and deer. 

Not many made it this spring. ::sigh::

Hello there, Robin Red-Breast. On the hunt for some worms, are we?

Can you hear the bells of spring ringing?

~Blue Bells~

Bleeding Hearts aka Lyre Flower

Beautiful Rhododendron

Japanese Kerria aka Japanese Rose

~A romantic lunch in the garden <3~

The sweet cherry scent of Laurel's blooms fill the air this time of year.

Cherry Blossoms

Sweet Viburnum

Quince

Red Currant 

Japanese Maple

Buttercrunch Lettuce

Look what I found growing in the garden. A gift from the spring woods, a Morel. 

I spotted it when it was just a wee thing. We let it grow to an impressive size before harvesting it.

It was our first time trying Morel. They are scrumptious! Nutty and earthy. Such a pleasantly rich flavor they have! I sauteed it in butter with garlic and served it with a little bit of whole wheat penne and parmesan. Mmm...we are definitely going to purchase some spores to inoculate our garden, so we can harvest a bunch next spring. Who knows...maybe we will become Morel farmers. They do go for $300 a pound. 

I expanded our kitchen garden a bit and planted our favorites, Wax Beans ( a tender yellow green bean) and Sugar Ann snap peas. Those are great snap peas, because they are low growing and do not need to be trellised. 

; )

~A proud dad moment.~

Daphne, such sweet scented clusters of purple. A floral vanilla fragrance. 

Sweet Nelli <3

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