The photo above truly depicts a cottage garden with a mix of annual, perennial plants interspersed with shrubs. As we reach the end of July I would say my garden is at its best. Long gone are the early blooming bulbs and flowers. In their place now are the annuals that I started from seed […]
Highlights of my fall garden. Walks through Fintry Provincial Park BC
Next on the list is both the annual and perennial rudbeckias (black-eyed susan). You truly do get your money’s worth with these mid border plants. They have been flowering now since mid July. The annual variety is starting to fade but the perennial one is still in bloom. Roses are part of the cottage […]
Highlights of the June Garden. As we come to the end of June I always like to look back at my photos to see how the garden has progressed. This is a time when we start to reap the benefits of all the hard work that has been put in during the preceding months. Towards […]
Flower Power – Kelowna & West Kelowna Garden Tour After being in the Okanagan area for almost 10 years now I finally attended the Kelowna & West Kelowna Garden Tour (Flower Power – www.flowerpowerylw.ca) This was such a great event exploring a number of private gardens, a lavender farm and vineyard. There was such a […]
Happy Easter With Easter fast approaching I have opted for a simple theme this year. Once again it has been quite the challenge obtaining fresh plants and flowers in my area. The long winter has certainly had a long-term effect, i.e. delays in stock being brought up from the mainland. However, I did manage to […]
Happy Valentine’s Day. As an alternative to buying roses for that special person, I think spring bulbs are a great choice; in particular tulips. They come in an array of colours, are reasonable and work just as well. With me being the practical one, I like to go a step further and buy potted tulips. […]
I hope everyone is enjoying these long hazy summer days. August is passing by far too quickly. In between entertaining family and out-of-town guests and keeping up on the garden and produce, I cherish the early or late afternoon walks through Fintry Provincial Park capturing the different light. The fields are covered in a large […]
Early August Blooms and Produce As we head into August we are usually dealing with high temperatures which takes its toll on the plants, shrubs and lawn. This year though as we have had many cool days, the flowers in general seem more vibrant and the lawn is still very lush and green. The hydrangea macrophylla varieties are […]
As we progress into the month of July the picture looks very different from this time last year when we were threatened with a nearby forest fire. Due to varying weather patterns the garden is looking very lush and green and the blooms are very vibrant. In particular the hydrangea paniculata has almost doubled in […]