As we reach the end of May the garden is overflowing with green shrubs and plants interspersed with bursts of colour. The last of the tulips are still blooming; the double pink variety. The hardy blue geranium has just started to flower along with the oriential poppies and red peony. There are always […]
It is difficult to know where to begin. The garden has changed dramatically these past few weeks. At the beginning of the month I was feeling a little disheartened at the lack of activity. Now the trees and shrubs are bursting with new growth. Finally the tulips, daffodils, violets and muscari are blooming. […]
As 2016 comes to a close my last post of the year is pretty simple. Having already completed my Year in Review (posted Dec 21, 2016) all that remains is a collection of photos of the Findleberry garden. The winter themed scenes capture the garden in a dormant mode and is in sharp contrast […]
Every plant, shrub and tree has its moment of glory. Now is the time for rockery and alpine plants to bloom. I have always been fascinated by the fact that alpine plants, in particular, survive extreme winter conditions in the mountainous alpine meadows to produce such brilliant coloured flowers. One of my favourite alpines is lewesia cotyledon […]
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 […]
As we progress through Fall, many flowers and shrubs have died back but there is still a large amount of foliage in the garden to continue on the colour. Whenever I consider purchasing a plant or shrub, I am not only looking for eye-catching blooms but also interesting foliage. One of my favourite perennial plants is a […]
A touch of frost in the Findleberry garden today. With macro lens in hand I couldn’t resist going out in my dressing gown this morning to capture mainly my rockery plants that have been affected. My rockery bed is more exposed but the plants are more resilient to colder temperatures. One of my favourite photos […]
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 […]