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 […]
Thoroughly enjoyed the Easter weekend spending time with family and friends and my guests were really pleased with the pansy containers I gave as Easter gifts and preferred them to chocolates. I was fortunate too to receive a lovely bouquet of freesias which is my favourite flower. Since then I have made headway both in the garden and […]
Cherry Blossoms Galore! I am writing my post today overlooking St. Mary’s Lake on Salt Spring Island. When my husband first asked me to join him on an MG tour of the island I was a little hesitant. After consideration though I thought it would be a great opportunity to not only see Salt […]
With inspiration from my recent trip to Southern California, I picked up a selection of succulents the other day when I was at the Greenery in Kelowna. I rummaged in my garden shed and came upon a terra-cotta pot that was actually from Italy. I thought the succulents would look very good in it. […]