As we near the end of 2021 I once again reflect on the past year which always begins with a snowy scene in my front yard. The snow sticks around for a while until at least early March although my witch hazel flowers in February. It is at this time I start to look for […]
I felt that a blog post was warranted today after my walk through Fintry Provincial Park. (www.fintryprovincialpark.com). Even though we take this walk most days I have not brought my camera with me in a while. With snow boots and snow gear on my husband and I trudged through the snow. It was quite the […]
Christmas is fast approaching. Mild November. Christmas preparations. Christmas Greeting
Our winter so far has been very different from the previous two years with a mix of snowfalls and snowmelt. Spring though still seems a long way off. These variances in temperatures have allowed me sometimes to have a glimpse of a few blooms and bulb shoots in the garden. The hellebores in particular and […]
It is often difficult at this time of the year to find suitable garden content to write about. This year however has been an exception. The last few weeks we have experienced some extremely mild weather allowing me to take photos of flowering plants. My garden beds are usually knee deep in snow but with […]
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. As we reach the end of 2018 I always like to look back at the garden year. It gives me the opportunity to see what did well or if I need to make some changes to the garden. Starting off in January we were knee-deep in snow. At […]
Views of Winter Scenes in Fintry Provincial Park It is quite the challenge at this time of year finding inspiration for my mid January post. There are only so many snow related photos that I can show. Having said that though there are still different kinds of beauty surrounding us. With temperatures varying from – […]
Frost and Dew. After the dreariness of the last few days I really welcomed a sunny brisk walk in Fintry Provincial Park. Certain parts were a little bit icy but the sun was filtering through which highlighted dew drops on the fading foliage. Before heading out through my garden gate I paused for a moment […]
Winter to Fall again Like most of us in the Okanagan BC I was most surprised to see snow arrive in early November. (Nov 2nd to be exact). As in my last post I thankfully did manage to move the bulk of the tender plants into the garage. I have two remaining tomato plants in the […]
As the snow continues to fall it was wishful thinking on my part hoping that it would be just a few weeks before we would see new life in the garden. The one good thing is that there is a deep layer of insulation now on my flower beds. I am trying very hard to […]