the work days always seem most fulfilling to me – waiting for the weather to warm sufficiently, patience i have not.
the manure is raked thoroughly through the garden, waiting for the veggies to be transplanted…the beds are watered…the lavender is coming back of its own accord. the native strawberries are flowering – so much life and growing going on everywhere.
you know it is spring in vermont when the violets and trilliums have popped.
i love making violet sugar and sugared violets this time of year. we have many violet species, purple, white, yellow, and combinations thereof. the baby violet leaves are great salad greens.
Trillium erectum are pictured here, a native VT purple varietal. sad to not see any of the white Trillium grandiflorum, or the painted trilliums on the land so far, but i’ll be happy with what i have. it is so exciting to see everything coming to life once again.
i’ll be taking a walk to a favorite hiding spot of native white bleeding hearts and jack in the pulpits today or tomorrow….pictures to come if they are around!