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 […]
The photo above truly depicts a cottage garden with a mix of annual, perennial plants interspersed with shrubs. As we reach the end of July I would say my garden is at its best. Long gone are the early blooming bulbs and flowers. In their place now are the annuals that I started from seed […]
There has been a lot of progress in the Spring garden. You would never think that we had such a hard winter. Lots of lush new green growth and foliage. After the first wave of colour in early Spring provided by bulbs and rockery garden flowers there is always a lull before the next wave […]
As we reach mid August there is almost a fall like feel in the garden with the smokey skies we have experienced these past few weeks. As they continue to battle fires in BC, I hope they will subside and give all those fire fighters out there a reprieve. The leaves on the lacy leaf […]
Well without a doubt we are into high summer now. July as always has been a busy month both in the garden and with various trips away. The high temperatures these past few weeks have brought on the hot red and yellow colours. In particular the heleniums, my favourite, rudbeckias (blackeyed susans), sunflower as well […]
Highlights of the June Garden, Kelowna Garden Tour and visit to Davison Orchards. A little behind on my posts as this past week my husband and I have been very busy looking after our active grandchildren. It always gives us the opportunity though to visit different venues in Kelowna and Vernon to keep them entertained. […]
I always know when Fall is fast advancing when the blooms change colour on the hydrangea paniculata “limelight” and sedum “Autumn Joy”: They turn to varying shades of pink and stand out prominently in the garden. Our summer was very different this year starting off with flooding followed by smoky skies and intense heat. […]
Mid Summer Blooms – Helenium, Sunflower & Rudbeckia As we reach the end of July, the bright summer blooms come into play including helenium, sunflower and rudbeckia. Despite the intense heat over these last few weeks parts of the garden continue to flourish. In particular as ever my hydrangea paniculata bush is putting on […]
Early Photos of the Findleberry Garden I can’t believe that I am celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Moments in the Garden. The Findleberry Garden has evolved over this time. When we first bought our home in Fintry the garden was very neglected. My husband worked on some of the structural features while I slowly added […]
I have been quite neglectful with my gardening blog lately as my husband and I are making the most of the warm indian summer days. Sadly though at the time of writing this post the forecast does not look too great but my garden always benefits from a certain amount of rainfall. I still have plenty of […]