Well how time flies. I am fast approaching my one year anniversary of the Findleberry gardening blog and I want to celebrate this with my viewers with not only a give-away prize but to share what I have learnt over my gardening blog year. I have been guided recently by a young entrepreneur, Sarah, who has inspired me with […]
As much as I enjoyed our trip down South, it is always great to be back in your own place. We arrived home late and so I was unable to see what was going on in the garden. How lovely the next day to be greeted by my witch hazel (hamamelis)* in full bloom. This is one […]
After leaving the LA region we gradually made our way up the coast as far as Monterey and visited some memorable coastal towns along the way. We even managed to camp one night in a tent which I have not done for many years. The campsite was right by the ocean at Pismo Beach and even […]
It has certainly been a memorable week from visiting Coronado Island with its charming old hotel to taking a bus trip to the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego. I was particularly taken with many different style homes and gardens in Coronado overlooking pristine white beaches and I am still very much in awe of […]
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 […]
While patiently waiting for Spring to arrive at Fintry, my husband and I have escaped to Southern California which has fast forwarded us to late Spring, early Summer. How easily you can be transformed to another world in just a few days. After arriving at our hotel in Northern California, I was pleased to see the […]
I have to say with having a milder spell I am so much happier not having to walk in deep snow and finally it is lovely to have a glimpse again of the garden beds. I am still enjoying my indoor bulbs that are so cheery this time of the year. Meanwhile my plants […]
Since the snow has lingered for the last week, on a nightly basis we have a regular visitor. Yes, a deer, who loves to chomp on our cedar hedging trees. I am really surprised then that when we first bought our Fintry home there was an established hedge between us and the neighbour on the one side […]
I can’t believe the amount of snow that has fallen in the last 72 hours. Talking to long time residents in the Fintry Delta, they have never seen this amount of snow, record-breaking amounts. The good thing about this though is the heavy snowfall has provided a protective layer on all my shrub, vegetable and flower beds […]