Woodland Phlox

I have only a few moments to write, before I fall asleep on the key board. I am so excited that the Woodland Phlox are blooming! It means that the fresh Ontario strawberries are going to be ready soon. The wild varieties are ready for tasting and they are devine, small and sweet tasting. I took these photographs in the forest behind my house in the Rouge River Valley.

The best place to buy strawberries in my humble opinion, is the fairview Farms Fairview Farm - 8439 Creditview Rd. Phone: 905-451-6295. Email: mnmanley@rogers.com in the north west pocket of Brampton. They are so sweet and succulent. I have had mangos right out of the tree in South Africa, and pineapples picked right off of the plant in Australia, but there is nothing like fresh warm strawberry juice dripping down my chin. I buy them in bulk and freeze them. So, enjoy the fruits of the season and these amazing indicators of the luscious strawberry.