Flower Power – Kelowna & West Kelowna Garden Tour After being in the Okanagan area for almost 10 years now I finally attended the Kelowna & West Kelowna Garden Tour (Flower Power – www.flowerpowerylw.ca) This was such a great event exploring a number of private gardens, a lavender farm and vineyard. There was such a […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Changing Season of September – time to reflect on the accomplishments made in the garden and there is always room for improvement. As we move into the month of September it is a great time for assessing the garden and floral photography. I not only take photos of my own […]
August Review There is still plenty of colour in the garden towards the end of August. I know that I have mentioned it several times but the rudbeckias have really put on a good show this year. They have been blooming (and are still flowering) since early July so I can’t say enough about […]
Early August Blooms and Produce As we head into August we are usually dealing with high temperatures which takes its toll on the plants, shrubs and lawn. This year though as we have had many cool days, the flowers in general seem more vibrant and the lawn is still very lush and green. The hydrangea macrophylla varieties are […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oriental Poppy (papaver orientale) I am always fascinated by the delicate papery petals on the oriental poppy which are usually scarlet in colour, however, I ended up with a more delicate coloured cultivar. Oriental poppy (p. orientale) is a hardy early Summer perennial that forms a clump of coarse, deeply cut deep green leaves which sends […]
< p style=”text-align: left;”> One of my all time favourite flowers (both annual and perennial) is the common pansy which in fact is in the viola family (botanical name viola tricolour). These hardy little plants easily cheer up shady areas in the garden or look great in containers amongst other early blooming bulbs and flowers. […]
The Many Shades of Green In celebration of St. Patrick’s day I thought I would take a walk around my garden, camera in hand, and capture the various shades of green foliage emerging in my garden beds. As much as I enjoy seeing colourful flowers, the many textures and shades of the leaves also add to the landscape. […]