Along the driveway to the parking lot on a dewy morning, the only sounds were ravens calling. No tour buses! We had the gardens almost to ourselves.
Indian Plum. This plant is usually at the head of the pack for coming into leaf but this year it seems late by comparison. I don't actually remember ever seeing so many other plants in leaf before it as I've seen this year.
Early tulips opened in the sunlight.
If the sundial reads noon when it's really 11:00 am, does that mean the sundial is on Daylight Savings Time?
Lousy photo but it shows that lots of crocus are still out. A few other flowers are appearing too.
There were a few surprises such as this lady all dressed in white as if it was summertime. I liked it, as it made me feel we were back in time in an English garden.
We were amazed to see this worker mowing! One would expect to see only ride-on type mowers used here, but at this time of year when the grass is long and thick they do it this way.
Work continues down on the new path along the side of the sunken garden. I think this will be a good addition. Up until now, the path has led to a dead end.
Victoria is definitely a few weeks ahead of Vancouver. Haven't seen any tulips over here yet! (And the snow overnight this week didn't help!)
ReplyDeleteNice photos again. The last one depicts nicely how Butchart's is still a growing, changing, evolving garden.
I think you should find a place to to stand in the garden and take a picture from that spot every month, so we can see how much the garden changes season to season!
That's a good idea, Rene! Maybe I will do that.
ReplyDeleteThere was snow here too, out on the Sooke Hills and the Malahat.