I am already starting to make notes of what flowers I would like to grow again in my garden next year. As far as annuals are concerned, without a doubt I will certainly be buying the calibrachoa (million bells) again. They have been continuously blooming now for at least two months and have lasted so […]
Further to my recent post referring to sunflowers, hydrangea paniculata and rudbeckia, I just wanted to add photos of the flower arrangement I made with the above plant materials. They really turned out well and have lasted a long time. I was surprised too on how well the sedum (Autumn Joy) stood up in the […]
Thankfully a reprieve from the intense heat which has taken its toll on some of my annuals despite me continually deadheading, watering and fertilizing. My sweet peas though are doing well and one of the dwarf hollyhocks that I grew from seed has started to bloom. I was hoping that I would have a few […]
[socialpoll id=”2210705″] With the intense heat this week, another explosion of color has come to the garden. This time of the year I only garden early in the morning or late evening. This morning I was intrigued by the butterflies fluttering around my lavender which lead me to do […]
This post is dedicated to my neighbor Colleen who encouraged me to write a blog regarding her honeysuckle vine. One of the delights of gardening is being able to share cuttings and seedlings with family, friends and neighbors. Not long after we moved to Fintry, I gave Colleen a cutting from a honeysuckle vine I […]
After walking through the garden this morning, the plants seemed to have bounced back with a reprieve from the heat and the benefits of a summer rainfall. The roses now have petered off and buds are already forming for the next set of blooms. I am hoping that my sunflowers will bloom within the next […]
After all the entertaining after the July long weekend, my husband and I decided to explore the other side of Mable Lake. When we camped the other week in the Provincial Park (reached by turning off at Lumby), we noticed a community on the other side of the lake with an air strip. This time […]
I just love this time of year when you can just pop in the garden and gather an array of flowers to create a summer flower arrangement. With guests arriving for the long weekend, I always like to place vases of flowers in their bedrooms. It reminds me of when I used to visit my mum-in-law in the […]
When I first started this post, the peonies were in full bloom and my double pink variety was putting on a great show. Many a comment has been made by visitors from the park cycling or walking in our neighborhood. Sadly as I write today, since the wind and rain, they certainly do not look […]
Everything seems to be thriving in the vegetable patch. Today my husband very kindly worked in the rest of the compost and sowed the remaining vegetable seeds. I think we can safely say now that the soil will be warm enough. Meanwhile, the lettuces that we grew under glass are doing very well… we have […]