I have come to like many of plants that have been in gardens for hundreds of years. I love to find out the stories behind their common names. Some plants I have grown and others I like from afar, most… more →
Name That Plantwrote 1 year ago: I have come to like many of plants that have been in gardens for hundreds of years. I love to find o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We I was small we would visit my grandmother(my father’s mother) in Williams Lake which was cl … more →
wrote 1 year ago: At this time of the year I really become aware to the color of foliage in various plant in the lands … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was listening to the local radio yesterday as I went about my business about town, they were inter … more →
wrote 2 years ago: This time of the year usually is warmer and the Roses would be in full bloom, I guess I will have to … more →
wrote 2 years ago: As a child I spent many days in the woods near our house in town and at the lake, there my interest … more →
wrote 2 years ago: 2 days of bright sun light and everyone is out mowing their lawns, the garden centers a full of shop … more →
wrote 2 years ago: When I was going to for Horticultural training the thing I missed the most was walking in the woods … more →
wrote 2 years ago: This is the time of year when many things are being renewed and many thing are being learned. Colleg … more →
wrote 2 years ago: There are many plants that just give me the feeling that they have been in gardens for a long time. … more →
wrote 2 years ago: This is the time of year which is the most exciting in the garden. After a cold winter we wait with … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Some plants we see are boring because we see them so much in garden, others take us by surprise and … more →
wrote 2 years ago: This September has been extraordinarily wet, in fact we have set a record for the most rain for this … more →
wrote 2 years ago: So we are finally starting to have cooler nights. The last week was more rain than sun. Some trees a … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Back to school, those are dreaded words for some, a relief for others and the beginning of a new cha … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Since I have moved this year I do not have the chance to visit some gardens as much as I used to, th … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The muted colors of the autumn season will soon be upon us, the plants are beginning to look tired f … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Here we are in the last week of August, many of us and our children are getting ready to go back to … more →
wrote 2 years ago: When I was small we would go for walks with our mother in the neighborhood and stop and look at the … more →