My favourite part of the day is taking an early morning walk around my garden. Often the sun is filtering through which makes it even better. It gives me focus each day connecting with nature. As I check out my garden beds I discover new bulb shoots poking through and fresh green growth on the […]
Happy May 1st. I know this may sound cliché but I really don’t know where April went. Towards the beginning of the month everything seemed to be on hold in the garden. We went down to the coast for Easter and when we returned my husband and I were amazed how the garden had just […]
I have been most neglectful of late with posting on my blog. I have to say during the first weeks of March I was getting most depressed. The garden still coated with a thick layer of snow and temperatures still very low. Needless to say within the last week I have had a total boost […]
Cottage Garden Style – Rose Arbour No matter how big or small your garden space it is very easy to create a cottage garden. I have always believed that the garden surrounding your home is an extension of it and most definitely adds character. The fundamental elements though are the same for any style garden, […]
As the snow continues to fall it was wishful thinking on my part hoping that it would be just a few weeks before we would see new life in the garden. The one good thing is that there is a deep layer of insulation now on my flower beds. I am trying very hard to […]
Winter Wonderland Winter has arrived. It is always lovely to experience the first snowfall of the season. Both the garden and the Fintry delta magically changes. Each year the scene varies. The beaver has started to create a dam again which has caused the creek to flood in some places. This has started to freeze […]