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 Plantwrote 2 years ago: A bright sunny day always induces me in get out of the house and investigate local gardens and other … 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: Stock! Ah, the fragrance and beauty of stock. Never heard of the flower? Such a strange name for a g … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Anyone who has a interest in plants will have heard of Linnaeus or at least experienced his worked w … more →
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 →
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 →
wrote 3 years ago: When I moved from the lower mainland to the Victoria area I noticed several plants growing here whic … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Announcing….. A Brand New Page ….. The Garden Palette Check my tabs for a surprise … more →
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 →
wrote 4 years ago: When my sister was a little girl she was a very ‘girlie’ girl, wearing long prairie dres … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
wrote 4 years ago: Victoria has a reputation of being thought of as being the most ‘English’ of North Ameri … more →
wrote 4 years ago: I am called a ‘She’, I am called a ‘He’. Golden What? Prickly….Maybe? … more →
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 →