The Dandelion Wrangler

I'm ending this blog and starting anew.

No good reason really, just a bunch of little ones.

When I started this blog well over a year ago, the caption under the title read: The Antics of a novice gardener. I feel Ive come along way since those days. Breaking out of my mold and trying new things, plants, colours, and landscaping choices.
This ends the era of Laura the novice, and from here on out I jump with two feet into a whole new world of gardening. With confidence and determination I go. Loaded with a whole different bag of trick than from which I started.
So please feel free to join me over at my new home, The Dandelion Wrangler. Where this year I will embark on the world of Vegetables, herbs and an assortment of the usual characters.

I sincerely hope you have enjoyed the ride :)

Happy Easter Weekend!

I just wanted to wish all of my readers a Happy Easter. Was the chocolate bunny good to you?

Such a quick seasonal correction

Today was warm and inviting.
Frankly it would have been rude not to go play in it.

Yes, Mother Nature. We do remember you are firmly in charge.
Of course your April fools joke was brilliant.
Your so sneaky!
We should have known you would follow it up with an absolutely marvelous weekend.

Again, thanks for the quick seasonal correction.

So outside I went. To the backyard. To tame the wilds.
My newspaper compost garden bed were looking lovely.
Hard to imagine just a few weeks ago this was grass, weeds, and Alberta Wild Rose, taking over with her prickly saunter.

She has been tamed.
So in went the Iris'. 100 hundred of them. I created 5 pods of twenty bulbs across the back row. Evenly spaced, each pod contained 10 of the pale blue Sky Wings, and ten of the dark blue Rendez Vous. In between each set I planted some pale yellow Gladiolus, 20 in all.

Summer will bring many thing, the least of which is beautiful colour against the drab fence backdrop of the yard.While working I found these interlopers. Friendly neighbor's willing to come over and stay. I have no problem with traveling Poppies. They are welcome anytime :) These are that lovely Orange red colour. I transplanted 7 small plants to the empty spaces that remained in the bed.

Hopefully they take to their changed location. Free flowers are all the more lovely...
Once finished my tasks, and exhausted, I proceeded to wander the backyard to look at all of the wonderful new growth.
A beautiful sight!

The first of the hyacinths

The Crocus' are akin to the dimming of the lights before the production begins. They want you in your seats for the first act.The Hyacinths, dazzling in colours, and rich in smells draw you into to spring.Dressed and ready they are springs first true performers, keeping the audience at bay.
The main act....well its a show stopper.
As usual they are late, barely into costumes, but they too will be arriving soon.

The tulips are worth the wait,

They steal your breath!

Strange days..

The weather has been interesting the last few days.

Yesterday was gorgeous and sunny,
with a side of ferocious winds.I heard the winds were strong that small boats were being knocked around in English Bay.Right at the cusp of a mountain, we tend to get quite the gusts ourselves.Yet it was still warm.
Well not in the wind it wasn't.It was a day that yearned for nursery's and the treasures that they hold.

My little gem helped me pick these out and plant them for our patio plant rack.The day ended with dreams of flower to come,
and warm days that last.
Suitable the bizarre weather of today came on April fools.
Oh boy did Mother Nature have one in store for us.
She's got a wicked sense of humor.
By luck the snow stopped flowing freely from the sky by lunch, and soon after started to melt away.

After all a jokes a joke, but its only supposed to last for the morning :)

Catching up.

So I'm a little behind. We had a power issue last week that zapped our server. I currently do not have access to any of my pictures, old, or just the one I hadn't blogged with yet. So I waited, and waited. Unfortunately being married to a Computer geek doesn't always necessitate that your computer is always functioning normally. I love the man, but he's been to busy to deal with my problem. I get it, but moan anyways.

And from there I move on.

I have new pictures.

I can blog again.