… were suspended this weekend in breathtaking beauty, all along a curving pathway of Golden Chain trees.

These are also known as Labernum Watereri “Vossii”.

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know I spent time this weekend at Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical Garden.

Beneath the laburnum, the walkway is flanked with allium and littered with blossoms that were drifting down even as I was snapping photos.

The purple and yellow colour theme continues at the other end of the walkway, which is lined with irises.

You’ll find people perched at intervals throughout the pathway, trying for angles that will yield that perfect shot.

Purple is one of my favourite colours for the garden, and so it was a treat to see all the allium sprinkled with petals from above.

In the space of five minutes, I came across two wedding parties (more on those in an upcoming post) framing their new lives beneath the golden chains.

Here are some more glimpses into Spring time in Vancouver, and why we love living here.