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 […]
As we reach the end of May the garden is fully flourishing and with the weather cooling off towards the end of the month there has been another spurt of growth. I was only away for a few days but I came back to all the peonies in bloom, at least 3 or 4 varieties […]
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 […]
As much as we enjoyed our stay in the Palm Springs area, I have to say that the ocean calls and we are just lapping up the sun, surf, culture and architecture both outside and within San Diego. After driving through the mountains on Hwy 74 from Palm Springs we headed first over to the coast by […]
I am really enjoying practicing my photography with my new macro lens. I can’t believe the detail that comes out with a close up of a plant. The picture above I particularly love. This is a red flowering succulent called Callistemon. From a distance it is not very distinctive but up close it is a […]
As I have been going around the garden taking fall photos, I thought this would be a good opportunity to compare how the beds looked in spring time to how they now appear in the fall. Obviously over the summer months the plants in general have doubled in size but it confirms though how I have […]
Thanks to my husband, I now have a sign across the front entrance to our garden which supports my gardening blog name. We have had many positive comments from neighbors and I think I have started a trend in Fintry, i.e. there may be a few other gardens and/or cottages that are named. I was […]
My neighbour next door asked for my assistance with planning out a new garden area in the back of their property. From dividing up some of my perennials, I was able to provide them with some surplus plants to help them get started. So far in the mid border area we have arranged a […]