Wisteria

"To Those Who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine..." (or words to that effect) begins the ad for the rental of the Italian castle in my favourite movie Enchanted April. By the way, it's the only movie I know of that, in my opinion, is much better than the book.

It's not Italy, but I always look foward to seeing the wisteria blooming in the garden at the side of the Empress Hotel.

Here, it adorns a neighbourhood house.

Butchart Gardens March 19, 2009

Happiness is getting the very front parking spot right beside the rack of Butchart-supplied umbrellas. The weather was rainy but mild.

The following two pictures show a model of the carousel (with 'extra' roof to show underside construction) and the actual thing as it is being built. I wonder if they will charge extra to ride on it.

This looks like an autumn crocus (which isn't a real crocus) but it's not autumn.

The outside gardens should be perking up soon.

Crocus are still out, which seems later than usual.

Inside, I thought I'd better get a picture of the wisteria before it fades. At the end of the month "Spring Prelude" will end and I imagine the indoor garden will be turned back into a restaurant.

I'm not sure what the little blue flowers are... maybe type of Muscari?