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. […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving The scene over the last few weeks looks very different as the leaves continue to turn and the flowers begin to fade. There are still many bursts of colour including the geraniums in the remaining hanging baskets and those resilient rudbeckias. There are a few roses still blooming and the dahlia has flowered again […]
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 […]
As we progress through Fall, many flowers and shrubs have died back but there is still a large amount of foliage in the garden to continue on the colour. Whenever I consider purchasing a plant or shrub, I am not only looking for eye-catching blooms but also interesting foliage. One of my favourite perennial plants is a […]
As we near the end of October, I have done my usual wander around the garden for a monthly assessment. We have been very fortunate in having such mild weather and among the fallen leaves are a number of both annual and perennial flowers still blooming. In my rockery bed area by the pond, I […]
While out on my daily walk today I was amazed to see how much colour there still is throughout the Fintry community and the forever changing scenes along Shorts Creek in Fintry Provincial Park. On my first sneak peak of my neighbour’s garden I discovered some striking orange/red dahlias in bloom which stood out against […]
When designing a garden, it is always a good idea to plant trees and shrubs that add interesting Fall foliage. It will certainly extend the colour in your garden as the summer plants fade. You should also consider plant material that produces bright berries in the Fall. On our recent road trip through the Kootenays, I […]
September is a great time to start cleaning up the garden and dividing up perennials that have become a little too invasive. There is no better time to do this, i.e. dividing, when it is raining. The soil is easier to work and even though it can get a bit messy, it makes it easier […]