Spring Is In The Air In Nova Scotia

Spring is in the air. Although the fields are laden with snow, the light of the day has changed and brings an air of anticipation for the new life that will burst from the ground in a few short months.

We live along the beautiful Merigomish Harbor in Nova Scotia. Corn grows in the fields right to the shore. Daylilies are our passion, and gradually the cornfields will be replaced by fields of daylilies. One by one the fields will be filled with our hybrid seedlings, and we will be able to share our dream with all those travelling along the beautiful Sunrise Trail.

Maple, Spruce,and Rain

The highlights of my garden today:).

Spring

As our maritime gardens change from shades of brown to green, it's hard to contain that feeling of anticipation with each new day.

The Garden Is Stirring.

We are far behind many in our gardening season, though the intensity of our anticipation is no less. First blooms in the garden were discovered today,and what a wondrous day it was.



A single periwinkle blossom, to be followed shortly by thousands more.



Fresh green daffodil foliage concealing swelling buds.



Sedum basking on a rock.



And the last of our sparkling snow, still 6 inches deep in some spots, but sure to melt shortly in the beautiful days ahead.

Alas... My Garden Is Brown

spirea
weeping purple beech, budding
empty magnolia seed pod

Although, I really do like brown. Some of my favorite things are brown...chocolate, coffee, chocolate . There is a subtle stirring suggestive of spring as tiny buds on the trees start to swell, and bird sounds fill the air. It won't be long now.

Again It Snowed

But this time it was different...it felt different...like spring. And then I discovered the buds on the maple, and I knew it was finally here.

Are Robins A Sign Of Spring?

Apparently not. I have questioned this old wives tale for some time now, seeing them occasionally off and on throughout the winter. Robins do not necessarily migrate south in the winter, but rather move to another area where food is more plentiful. Their diets change in winter. Omnivorous in summer, feeding on earthworms and bugs from the lawn and garden, they become vegetarians in winter, feeding on berries and fermenting fruit in bushes and trees.They are still around, just not as visible to us.