Welcome to 2024
Welcome 2024 with highlights of 2023 year
Author: Vyvienne Findlay
HI am retired and have over 35 years of gardening experience. Through my gardening blog I hope to inspire others to garden with my gardening tips and botanical photography. I welcome your comments and feedback.
Fall Advancing
Fall is undeniably progressing throughout my garden and the nearby provincial park. The vibrant hues that emerge during this season are absolutely breathtaking. It seems that there is an abundance of golden and fiery orange shades. There are numerous leaves on the grass in my front garden. Instead of raking, we opt to wait until all […]
Summer Notes/Seasons Changing
Welcome to My Spring Garden (2023)
The season has been very different this year compared to previous years. There has been a significant delay in trees and shrubs leafing out. However, the resilient spring bulbs are currently putting on a great show. First to bloom are the snowdrops followed by a carpet of scillas. The rockery plants are coming along nicely […]
Approaching Christmas
As we approach Christmas I always find this is a time of reflection. As I write this post our garden is snow laden, in fact Winter arrived early. The snow started to fall in early November and decided to stick around. Even though I struggle with the cold I still appreciate the different seasons, each […]
My Early Summer Garden
After being away from the garden for a few days I can’t believe how much everything has grown. This year has been particularly different with more rain in our Okanagan region than we have ever had at this time of year. This in turn has brought the garden on and I can truly say that […]
The Garden is Flourishing
The Garden continues to flourish despite very unseasonable weather this year. Each time I return to my garden after being away I am always amazed at the growth. After my recent return the oriental poppies are blooming along with both pink and purple lupines. Lupines & Oriental Poppies The lilacs have died down now. Their […]
Spring Garden 2022
Spring Garden 2022. It certainly has been a while since I have done a blog post. The garden has only come alive within the past few weeks. The rockery garden always seems to show new life first beginning with the scillas that have multiplied forming a carpet of color. The odd miniature daffodil as well […]
Year In Review 2021
As we near the end of 2021 I once again reflect on the past year which always begins with a snowy scene in my front yard. The snow sticks around for a while until at least early March although my witch hazel flowers in February. It is at this time I start to look for […]
Fall Glory
The Beach at Fintry Provincial Park I decided today to dedicate a post to the many colors of fall in both my garden, Fintry Delta and Fintry Provincial Park. The fall colors have been exceptional this year I believe due to weather patterns. The trees in this area mainly turn yellow in contrast to other […]