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 […]
On my early morning walk on the upper trail in Fintry Provincial Park, the scene mid May is very different from earlier in the season. Masses of lupines line the pathway and straight away I smelt the wild roses – an array of both pale and deep pink blooms. . As I walked further on though […]
I never cease to get tired of my walks through Fintry Provincial park especially at this time of the year when there is so many things to discover. Even on a dreary day I love the views from my upper trail walk to the waterfall. This particular walk not only gives me a good workout […]
Welcome to April – Pink & White Arabis (great plants for the rock garden) After being away in Vancouver for a few days and returning to Fintry I was so amazed how much the garden had progressed. In just a matter of a few days my tulips are blooming plus a lone daffodil, many of the rockery […]
New Wave of Growth – Buds Appearing Everywhere Throughout the Garden As we near the end of March, more buds are appearing on the shrubs in my garden and even though the weather has been cool, there is a new wave of growth throughout. The lilac bushes are smothered with new buds and close up […]
< 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. […]
I just had a question from a friend on how to correctly prune hydrangeas which prompted me to do a post so it could be of benefit to other viewers of my blog. I have two different types of hydrangea in my garden; the mophead type and hydrangea paniculata which has beautiful pink tinged blooms […]
Spring is in the Air I have been loving the sunny days although this past week I did get a little concerned with dropping temperatures and the morning frosts. I have been busy tidying up my perennials cutting off the dead stalks and I have started to remove some of the leaf mulch to allow […]
Signs of life emerging February is a good a time as any to make a start on early spring clean-up. One of the first jobs for me is clearing away the outdoor greens left over from Christmas and taking down outdoor lights (usually I would have done this sooner but I had been away a few […]