I am taking a different approach this time to my New Year’s Resolutions. I have written some goals that I would like to meet in the year 2015 in a small notebook which I have tucked away. At the end of the year it will be interesting to see how much I accomplished. I am […]
As we come to the close of 2014, I thought I would share some of my favourite photos of flowers and scenes I have taken over the year. Looking forward to Spring 2015. HAPPY NEW YEAR
After the severe cold snap we had, I was amazed to see that there are a couple of things blooming in my garden. As the snow has partly melted, I noticed many buds showing on my helleborus niger (commonly called the Christmas rose) and a heather was in bloom. Obviously these two plants are pretty resilient to […]
Over the last few days I have been assisting my daughter and family who are moving from North Vancouver to the interior. My daughter asked if I could help her move all the plants and shrubs that are in containers on her rooftop, as well as those in containers on her front porch, to their new home. […]
I have decided this year to not do the traditional fall color Thanksgiving flower arrangement, i.e. orange and yellow. I have created instead a combination of pink tones using the hydrangea paniculata flower heads along with sedum (Autumn Joy) and for contrast I inserted a few stalks from the smoke bush (Cotinus coggygria) with it’s lovely […]
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 […]
It does pay off to continually prune and deadhead as I still have an abundance of color in the garden. (I am writing this post as of Sept 24, 2014). The flowers of the hydrangea paniculata have now turned into an array of various pink colors and this shrub is definitely a source of great […]
On the spur of the moment we fitted in another mini break. This time while down in the Vancouver area we ventured over the line down to Whidbey Island. It has been several years since we last visited this area. We stopped in La Conner on the way and enjoyed browsing through the various gift […]
On a recent short camping trip, we unintentionally ventured off the beaten track. We were camping in the Okanagan Falls area at a small provincial campsite. After basing ourselves there, we went into Osoyoos for the day stopping in at my favorite vineyard along the way (Gehringer Brothers). When we previously traveled to OK […]
September is my favorite month gardening wise even though I know that summer is coming to an end. It is also a great time to go camping. We still experience sunny days, but the nights are a little cooler. Most of all though, the air seems crystal clear. After returning from our trip, the very first […]