With mixed weather these past few weeks the garden abounds with a mass of foliage and greenery. After the first flush of early spring bulbs and flowers the garden seems to be in a hold pattern until the early perennials bloom along with early flowering shrubs and roses. This year my lilacs did well mainly […]
I have been most neglectful of late with posting on my blog. I have to say during the first weeks of March I was getting most depressed. The garden still coated with a thick layer of snow and temperatures still very low. Needless to say within the last week I have had a total boost […]
Returning to Lightening Lake, Manning Park, BC evokes so many memories. We had many a camping trip here when our children were young; celebrated a 50th birthday and even had a full on Thanksgiving dinner surrounded by snow. These days it is very difficult to get into Lightening Lake without […]
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, […]
Views of Winter Scenes in Fintry Provincial Park It is quite the challenge at this time of year finding inspiration for my mid January post. There are only so many snow related photos that I can show. Having said that though there are still different kinds of beauty surrounding us. With temperatures varying from – […]
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 […]
There is an eerie silence on the lake this morning. Usually this is the beginning of boating season but as the water rises boaters are discouraged to go on the lake. Owners of waterfront homes are frantically sandbagging – a fight against nature. My husband has been helping out as best he can with filling […]
Winter Wonderland Winter has arrived. It is always lovely to experience the first snowfall of the season. Both the garden and the Fintry delta magically changes. Each year the scene varies. The beaver has started to create a dam again which has caused the creek to flood in some places. This has started to freeze […]
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. […]