I always enjoy an opportunity to go somewhere different and appreciate the contrasts from one area to another. I ventured down to North Vancouver this past weekend. My cousin lives a short distance from Lonsdale Quay so in no time at all after the […]
Late Summer is a good time of the year to look for plant bargains. Most of the chain stores have already moved out all of their gardening plants and supplies, however, I have been to several Home Depot gardening centres and managed to pick up a number of one gallon pot perennials for only $3.50 each. […]
Loving the Zinnias brightening up my large container As I write this post we are still experiencing a heat wave and I am now looking forward to some cooler temperatures so that I can get out and do some cleanup work in the garden. We were planning on going […]
When I started this blog post reviewing the garden at the end of July, little did I realize that in addition to all the other activities planned for July, we had to deal with the impact of a forest fire near where we live which grew to 560 hectares. Thankfully due to the hard efforts […]
At times I find it hard to get inspiration for writing a blog post. Often it is just a simple thing that gives me an idea for a post. This month I am helping look after my neighbour’s guest house (The Fintry Delta Guest House) and it was about this time last year that I […]
The picture is looking very different this year in the Findleberry garden with the intense heat we have had over the past few weeks. Some of my flowers are blooming at least a month in advance. Many of my plants including the lavender have already flowered and are ready to be pruned back. I am […]
Everything is doing well in my small vegetable patch. I grew a variety of lettuces this year, all of which we have harvested for some time now. I have tried to stagger the planting of them as much as possible otherwise we are just overwhelmed and I am giving away most of my produce to […]
I realize that most of my photos are closeups of flowers taken with my macro lens so I thought it is time to step back and take a broader view of the garden beds to show how they are performing as we near the end of June. One of the biggest contrasts of course is […]
With only being away for a few days, I was amazed to see plenty of new blooms. I have a couple of hydrangea bushes that I have planted in partial shade and there is one bloom on each. The one variety has a mixture of chartreuse green and pale pink petals and the other is a […]
Once again I find myself camping at Skimikin Lake. Even though I have been retired for a couple of years now, it still is good to get away from it all. When I say get away from it all, I mean with no distractions with either cell phone or using the internet. It is a […]