Yesterday I was in my backyard photographing Anna’s Hummingbirds and something caused me to turn around. When I did, a flash of bright red caught my eye. When I investigated, I was astounded to see a two foot patch of brilliant red Freesia in full bloom tucked behind a large shrub. I’ve been spending lots of time on my patio in the past couple of weeks and while I have concentrated on the area around the Hummingbird feeders, I have walked by that patch numerous times. I can’t imagine how I didn’t see, or smell, the Freesia. To me, the scent of Freesia is the scent of spring. Its sweet perfume fills the air and it is my favorite spring flower. Since I’ve moved here, I keep randomly discovering things that previous owners have planted in the garden. I have not yet taken the time to make the garden mine and the little gems that pop up with regularity make it wonderful enough that I haven’t felt the urgent need to change things. I clipped one stem of the red Freesia and now my house is filled with the scent.