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A Tapestry of Foliage and Flower.

A bright sunny day always induces me in get out of the house and investigate local gardens and other favorite places. One never knows what will be spring up from the rocky crevices here.  Bright spots… more →

Name That Plant

A Tapestry of Foliage and Flower. — 1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: A bright sunny day always induces me in get out of the house and investigate local gardens and other … more →

Tags: Bulbs, Colorful foliage, cut flowers, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, April blooming flowers, Attractive leaves, Colorful Foliage, Cyclamen coum

The Southern Treasures of the Plant Kingdom. — 1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon 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 →

Tags: Butterfly Attracting plants, Evergreen, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, specimens, Trees, Government House, white flowers, Cream Flowers

Getting to know flowers...

mondaymorningflowers wrote 2 years ago: Stock! Ah, the fragrance and beauty of stock. Never heard of the flower? Such a strange name for a g … more →

Tags: flower trends., being in business, Retail Florist, What's new at Monday Morning Flowers, Flower Ideas and Tips, Florist, Society of American Florists, Prom Flowers, Wedding Flowers

V is for ..... Verbena. — 3 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: Anyone who has a interest in plants will have heard of Linnaeus or at least experienced his worked w … more →

Tags: Butterfly Attracting plants, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Mass Plantings, Perennials, Government House, purple flowers, Glendale Gardens, June blooming plants

My Fine Feathered Friends are Astilbes. — 3 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: When we first come to be interested in flowers and gardening we often are totally in awe of the rang … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, specimens, Astilbe chinensis Pumila, Astilbe Peach Blossom, Astilbe simplicifolia, Astilbe x Fanal, astilbes

The Dawn of a New Rose. — 2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: My mother’s parents lived on a farm in Surrey for most of my life.  As a child we came to visi … more →

Tags: Climbing/Vining Plants, Shrub/Tree, specimens, climbing roses, Fragrant Roses, hardy Climbing Rose, hardy roses, June Blooming Roses, pink flowers

Achlys, The Sweet After Death. — 4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: When I moved from the lower mainland to the Victoria area I noticed several plants growing here whic … more →

Tags: Perennials, Groundcovers, Native Plants, West Coast native Plants, white flowers, west coast plants, North Saanich, June blooming plants, Achlys triphylla

Introducing.....

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: Announcing….. A Brand New Page ….. The Garden Palette Check my tabs for a surprise … more →

Tags: Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, specimens, pink flowers, white flowers, blue flowers, Rosemary, Rosmarinus offincinalis, Aromatic Leaves

The Color of Spring. — 6 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: This week I thought I would change things up and give you a bonus blog entry. There are just some ma … more →

Tags: Bulbs, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, British Columbia, Daffodils, early spring flowers, Early yellow flowers, February blooming, february flowers

The Necromancers Scent. — 7 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: When my sister was a little girl she was a very ‘girlie’ girl, wearing long prairie dres … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Perennials, British Columbia, February blooming, february flowers, fragrant flowers, fragrant winter blooming, Government House, March blooming

As Bright as a.... With a Scent Like a....

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: I am a being in which all parts can be eaten, as well as, used for herbal remedies and fragrances.   … more →

Tags: Perennials, Groundcovers, quiz, fragrant flowers, fragrant winter blooming, pink flowers, white flowers, February blooming, february flowers

I May be Common but Never Vulgar. — 3 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: My mother was born in the Vancouver(zone 8a) area and grew up in a fairly mild climate which is that … more →

Tags: Perennials, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, gardening, Victoria, winter blooming, Government House, Gardens, Plants

Tip-toeing Through the.... — 4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: My prim(e) name is usually connected to a Rose. P.v I come in many colors, pink, yellow, white and i … more →

Tags: Perennials, quiz, blooms, Blossoms, Botanical, Cream Flowers, February blooming, february flowers, Flowers

Two for One, Sort of. — 1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: I am a member of the Victoria Horticultural Society and as a member have the opportunity to go to ev … more →

Tags: Bulbs, Groundcovers, blooms, Blossoms, Botanical, Common snowdrops, early spring bulbs, February blooming, February blossoms

Her Real Name is Erica, But, You Can Call Her Heath(er) — 4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: Victoria has a reputation of being thought of as being the most ‘English’ of North Ameri … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Shrub/Tree, blooms, Blossoms, Erica carnea, Erica carnea Bell's Extra Special, Erica carnea Springwood Pink, Erica carnea Springwood White, Evergreen

Her or Him? — 2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: I am called a ‘She’,  I am called a ‘He’. Golden What? Prickly….Maybe? … more →

Tags: Botanical, Evergreen, Flowers, Gardens, winter blooming, winter flowers, Winter interest

Jelena Witch Hazel — 5 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 4 years ago: For this first entry I had to do some legwork, as I don’t normally take that many pictures of plants … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Flowers, hamamelis, Hamamelis x intermedia Jelena, Plants, Shrubs, winter blooming, winter flowers, Winter interest


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