Approaching Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching. Mild November. Christmas preparations. Christmas Greeting
Christmas is fast approaching. Mild November. Christmas preparations. Christmas Greeting
This is always an interesting time of the year when we are betwixt and between seasons. We still have a lot of fall colour in the garden and most definitely in Fintry Provincial Park. During my walk today I gathered plant material from the garden and roadside. I came up with quite the collection and […]
Just in the past few weeks there has been a dramatic shift in the season. The consequences of which has resulted in vibrant fall colours both in my garden and Fintry Provincial Park. I headed out with my camera in hand to capture these Autumn moments as they will be gone before you know it. […]
Highlights of my fall garden. Walks through Fintry Provincial Park BC
As we approach the end of August the late Summer garden is still vibrant with foliage and blooms. We are very fortunate this year that we have not had smoky skies. There has been a seasonal shift this past week. The mornings are bright and clear while there is a coolness as evening approaches. Always […]
I am savoring these long summer days when you can sit out at night and enjoy the cool breezes. This is always well appreciated when temperatures in the daytime recently have been up in the 30’s. The garden at this time of the year always goes into a lull but at the same time roses […]
As we move on to June we come into the next wave of blooms following the early spring flowers. First to flower is the oriental poppy with its papery peach petals followed by the first of my peonies. The large ruby red flowers certainly make a statement in the garden bed. Another plant that is […]
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 […]
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 […]
As we approach the end of February I long for the first signs of Spring. I seem to go through the same process every year. Typically now February and early March seem to be the coldest months here in the Okanagan. After just returning from a warm trip it is always difficult to adjust back […]