Early Spring Blooms Displayed in a Vase Despite the inclement weather we have had during the first days of March, there is definitely progress in my spring garden; it is rapidly coming alive. Bulbs are starting to bloom and more and more green shoots are emerging in all the flower beds. The small bouquet above […]
Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s Day. No better way to celebrate it than with rosy red flowers.
After being away for a few days I was happy to see that the snow has retreated a little and there is life under that blanket of snow and patches of green grass poking through. As I wondered around the garden even before entering the house, I discovered my double lilac primrose in bloom and […]
With just a few days of rain I suddenly have a burst of colour in the garden with blooms galore and more. I have dedicated a separate page to peonies but one of the other show stoppers right now is the Papaver Orientale (Oriental Poppy). I love the peach coloured blooms and how they radiate […]
? R It is the season for peonies. I was away for a few days with my husband on an MGB run and when returning to my garden I couldn’t believe the number of peonies that were blooming. With the combination of rain and sunshine the blooms came out sooner than I thought. It goes […]
As we approach Mothers Day, I just wanted to wish all mothers a very special and relaxing day. I have chosen Alstroemeria as my feature plant today which is commonly called “Peruvian Lily” and is native to South America. They come in a variety of colours and are great for cut flowers (flowers can […]
I seem to be on a roll this month in discovering different containers for both cut flowers and potted plants. I am still enjoying the yellow tulips in the little white jug that I picked up from Michael’s with the brocade effect on the side. During a whirlwind trip to Vancouver on the weekend, my daughter […]
I have decided this year to not do the traditional fall color Thanksgiving flower arrangement, i.e. orange and yellow. I have created instead a combination of pink tones using the hydrangea paniculata flower heads along with sedum (Autumn Joy) and for contrast I inserted a few stalks from the smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria) with it’s lovely […]
I am already starting to make notes of what flowers I would like to grow again in my garden next year. As far as annuals are concerned, without a doubt I will certainly be buying the calibrachoa (million bells) again. They have been continuously blooming now for at least two months and have lasted so […]
Further to my recent post referring to sunflowers, hydrangea paniculata and rudbeckia, I just wanted to add photos of the flower arrangement I made with the above plant materials. They really turned out well and have lasted a long time. I was surprised too on how well the sedum (Autumn Joy) stood up in the […]