Winter to Fall again Like most of us in the Okanagan BC I was most surprised to see snow arrive in early November. (Nov 2nd to be exact). As in my last post I thankfully did manage to move the bulk of the tender plants into the garage. I have two remaining tomato plants in the […]
October has been an exceptional month. It has been a month of beautiful sunrises and sunsets providing a range of colours from red to golden-yellow. In the Findleberry garden the hydrangea paniculata continued to put on a good show, however, sadly as the leaves fell I finally had to prune the fading flowers. I have […]
My head is full of memories of our recent trip to England. My husband and I went unexpectedly for family reasons but we made the most of our time visiting London, a few quaint villages and some gardens. Fortunately the weather was quite mild and although fall was advancing, there were still plenty of blooms […]
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. […]
Early fall colours created by hazy skies. My walk this morning through Fintry Provinicial Park offered almost mist like scenes. I couldn’t believe how dry Shorts Creek is. What a difference from the rushing waters in early spring. The watery orange sun is trying to break through the trees and […]
BLAZE OF YELLOW LEAVES This is my favourite time of the year to capture the essence of fall in Fintry Provincial Park. I have a particular walk I go on each day and I spent a good couple of hours this morning taking photos of scenes along the way while the sun was shining. At the […]
Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. As ever I had way too much turkey but it always tastes so good along with all the trimmings. I spent a week looking after my grandkids and actually had them help me do some garden clean up from raking leaves to putting all the prunings from the hydrangea paniculata […]
I always seem to start off with the same sentence but once again this month has just flown by. Interspersed with camping trips, wedding photography and the start of fall clean up there certainly has never been a dull moment. Within the last week I have seen a significant shift in the garden and in […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Changing Season of September – time to reflect on the accomplishments made in the garden and there is always room for improvement. As we move into the month of September it is a great time for assessing the garden and floral photography. I not only take photos of my own […]