The Garden continues to flourish despite very unseasonable weather this year. Each time I return to my garden after being away I am always amazed at the growth. After my recent return the oriental poppies are blooming along with both pink and purple lupines. Lupines & Oriental Poppies The lilacs have died down now. Their […]
I thought today would be a good time to do a blog post as the rain continues to fall. I have never known a June quite like this. I am amazed that some of my plants are still standing after several strong windstorms. The one good thing though is everything is looking very lush and […]
Highlights of the June Garden, Kelowna Garden Tour and visit to Davison Orchards. A little behind on my posts as this past week my husband and I have been very busy looking after our active grandchildren. It always gives us the opportunity though to visit different venues in Kelowna and Vernon to keep them entertained. […]
Cottage Garden Style – Rose Arbour No matter how big or small your garden space it is very easy to create a cottage garden. I have always believed that the garden surrounding your home is an extension of it and most definitely adds character. The fundamental elements though are the same for any style garden, […]
Highlights of the June Garden. As we come to the end of June I always like to look back at my photos to see how the garden has progressed. This is a time when we start to reap the benefits of all the hard work that has been put in during the preceding months. Towards […]
As my girlfriend said to me this morning on our walk to pick cherries everything is happening all at once and you do not know where to begin first. I do agree that it does become a little overwhelming this time of year with keeping up the maintenance of the flower and vegetable gardens. […]
June Blooms As we move into June the garden is overflowing with flowers and everything has doubled in size with the weather going from high temperatures to downpours of rain. The rose over the front arbour is still putting on a good show although some of the flowers are starting to fade. The hanging baskets and containers are looking […]
I realize that most of my photos are closeups of flowers taken with my macro lens so I thought it is time to step back and take a broader view of the garden beds to show how they are performing as we near the end of June. One of the biggest contrasts of course is […]
With only being away for a few days, I was amazed to see plenty of new blooms. I have a couple of hydrangea bushes that I have planted in partial shade and there is one bloom on each. The one variety has a mixture of chartreuse green and pale pink petals and the other is a […]
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 […]