After being away from the garden for a few days I can’t believe how much everything has grown. This year has been particularly different with more rain in our Okanagan region than we have ever had at this time of year. This in turn has brought the garden on and I can truly say that […]
It has certainly been a while since I have written a blog post. Once again we are in the midst of a Summer filled with smoky skies and intense heat. Needless to say that I feel for those people that have been immediately impacted by the fires. The smoggy skies create a golden glow in […]
The photo above truly depicts a cottage garden with a mix of annual, perennial plants interspersed with shrubs. As we reach the end of July I would say my garden is at its best. Long gone are the early blooming bulbs and flowers. In their place now are the annuals that I started from seed […]
Well without a doubt we are into high summer now. July as always has been a busy month both in the garden and with various trips away. The high temperatures these past few weeks have brought on the hot red and yellow colours. In particular the heleniums, my favourite, rudbeckias (blackeyed susans), sunflower as well […]
Mid Summer Blooms – Helenium, Sunflower & Rudbeckia As we reach the end of July, the bright summer blooms come into play including helenium, sunflower and rudbeckia. Despite the intense heat over these last few weeks parts of the garden continue to flourish. In particular as ever my hydrangea paniculata bush is putting on […]
An unexpected trip to the Sunshine Coast and Beyond. My husband and I decided to do a last minute trip to the Sunshine Coast and then onto Vancouver Island (separate post). We normally do not travel in the height of the Summer, however we were able to book some airbnb’s at the last minute. […]
As we progress into the month of July the picture looks very different from this time last year when we were threatened with a nearby forest fire. Due to varying weather patterns the garden is looking very lush and green and the blooms are very vibrant. In particular the hydrangea paniculata has almost doubled in […]
As we head on into the month of July the scene is looking very different. Most of the rose blooms have faded and my husband has thankfully trimmed the climbing rose over the arbour as it does tend to get a bit unruly. There will be a second blooming though on most of my […]
When I started this blog post reviewing the garden at the end of July, little did I realize that in addition to all the other activities planned for July, we had to deal with the impact of a forest fire near where we live which grew to 560 hectares. Thankfully due to the hard efforts […]
The picture is looking very different this year in the Findleberry garden with the intense heat we have had over the past few weeks. Some of my flowers are blooming at least a month in advance. Many of my plants including the lavender have already flowered and are ready to be pruned back. I am […]