Early Blooms.

We were at Costco the other day and picked up a tray of these sweet annuals. I love the early blooms of white, pink and lavender. Trekked down to the potting shed and brought in a few pots to wash up. I won't plant these just yet as we can still get super chilly temps, like today. Traditionally in this region, the rule of thumb is to wait until after the May Long Weekend, which is May 21st to the 23rd. Usually by then, the threat of frost, heavy rain or super cold nights is gone and we can plant without worry. I truly wish we could live in a more temperate climate where gardening could be a year long experience. Or at least longer than a few months every year. But we are too engrained in our community here and it would be super difficult to leave. So we put up with the 4 Seasons we have and love, and dream about a longer growing season. One day, we'll grow our own early blooms instead of picking them up from the greenhouse or Costco. 

Today was the first day back in person for our kid's grief program after 2 years of virtual classes. I was slightly nervous not knowing if everyone would show up, but they did and it turned out to be an amazing first session. Now I'm excited for next week. Such brave little souls, seeking comfort and education, healing and clarity. I facilitated the Parents Group and they were equally as amazing as the kids and the teens. A lot of pain was shared in our tiny space. Honored these mourning families chose our program. 

Tonight we're working on our Festival (just 7 weeks away!), talking about an upcoming trip, and then settling in to chill for the rest of the night. Dh is bbqing in the moment, the girls are out shopping and little guy is at his dad's for the weekend. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and dh did spend time at our other house today doing some work in prep for another round of painting tomorrow. I did the bottom kitchen cabinets on Friday and some trim. Tomorrow, he's going to tackle the bedrooms and I'll finish the top kitchen cabinets and continue the trim work. We hope to be done this week so we can list and get it sold while the market is still crazy hot. Wish us luck! We're almost there. Can't wait!

Oh, wow, I mentioned Mother's Day and then went right in to painting. Our plan is to sleep in a bit but still get up at a decent time to shower, head to the house to paint, tidy up once we're done, then stop to visit my mom for a bit and shower her with gifts and love, head home to watch a race (not sure what but that's on the schedule), then we'll have dinner and settle in for the hockey game. I'll post a photo of our special dinner that I got to pick out today. Mmmm!

Wishing you a lovely evening!

~ Chy

Potted Garden.

In our last house, and most of our

houses before that, we've had lovely

garden beds full of perennials. The

beauty of this is I only had to weed!

I always had a variety of pots, small

and large, and everything in between

to fill with pretty blooms through the

season. In this house, we have had to

start from scratch, even with living

in the forest and having natural plants

all around us. While we work on our

garden beds, we still need to have some

pots on our veranda and our decks.

This year, I found such amazing colors

and textures of plants. I will in time

show them all to you but here are two

of my favorites. They are growing well

so far. I hope they will last all Summer.

Do you have garden beds?

Or just pots with flowers?

~ Chy

Favorite Flowers.

While we wait for the storms to end,

we have been able to enjoy the small

pots I planted early in the spring. A

favorite pot is this one. I love how the

sweet pink blooms move so gently in

the breeze. The purples are delicate

and smell so delicious! Lavender is

my all time favorite but love these too. 

Portable Garden Pots.

Our gardening this Spring is quite different than previous years. Because of our move, we've decided to create a series of portable garden pots that we can just pick up & move to the new house once we're ready to go. We're still caring for our current yard, mowing, weeding, fertilizing & watering. But no big planting this year, except for our garden pots.

In front of the garage.

On the path to the front door.

Is your garden all planted now, in the ground?

Do you have any Portable Garden Pots?

Sunday Gardening.

After a steady week of rain, 

our little garden was full of weeds!

But after an hour of digging,

we managed to get it back under control.

And found that most of our

perennials survived the long winter. 

Even my beloved "I've always wanted one"

Bleeding Heart returned, healthy and whole.

The teacup planter my dd bought

me for Mother's Day.

Lavender and vines for our big pots.

And more plants for the rest of the garden.

Still lots of planting to do but guess what?

The rain started again this afternoon!!