Blogs about: March Blooming

The Baron and the Little Flower.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 1 year ago: I was listening to the local radio yesterday as I went about my business about town, they were inter … more →

Tags: Butterfly Attracting plants, drought tolerant, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, North American Plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Perennials, South American Plants, April blooming flowers

Dicentra Disbanded, Welcome Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: We I was very small going even a few house from home was a big adventure, I never knew what I would … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, Historic Plants, Mass Plantings, Perennials, April blooming flowers, Attractive Foliage, Attractive leaves, Bleeding-Heart

A Different Kind Of Easter Treat For The Child In You.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: This is the time of year when many things are being renewed and many thing are being learned. Colleg … more →

Tags: Perennials, Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, Butterfly Attracting plants, Colorful foliage, Government House, Winter interest, fragrant flowers

Kerrias' Confusion.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon 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 →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Butterfly Attracting plants, attractive bark, Historic Plants, Colorful foliage

Oregons 'Grape'1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon 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 →

Tags: Butterfly Attracting plants, colorful berries, Colorful foliage, Evergreen, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Native Plants, North American Plants, Shrub/Tree

A Beacon of Yellow Flashing in the Mists.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: At this time of the year the seasons are changing from winter to spring and with it comes unstable w … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Mass Plantings, specimens, Evergreen, Colorful foliage, April blooming flowers, broadleaved evergreen, E. H. Wilson, February blooming

The Beautiful Beast.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Many plants become famous for things other than their flowers. The form and structure of a plant inf … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, drought tolerant, Evergreen, Groundcovers, Historic Plants, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Perennials, specimens

A Forsythia Saga.4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: When I first started horticulture school many years ago it was autumn and the leaves where changing … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Mass Plantings, cut flowers, attractive bark, Historic Plants, April blooming flowers, Common Forsythia, February blooming, february flowers

Reticulate This!4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: When I went to work for a large wholesale perennial grower I was surprised by the diversity of mater … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Bulbs, Mass Plantings, cut flowers, drought tolerant, winter flowers, fragrant flowers, fragrant winter blooming, white flowers

Colors Found in Dutch Crocus Painting.2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: As I look out my window today I remember what it was like at this time of year; it is the middle of … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Bulbs, Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, Colorful foliage, winter blooming, Government House, January flowering plants

Magenta, Just the Color to Brighten Up Your Garden.5 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: I am always delighted when I come across plants which are new to me and are extra hardy, this is bec … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Mass Plantings, specimens, Evergreen, attractive bark, Colorful foliage, broadleaved evergreen, February blooming, february flowers

The Best of Both Parents.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Sometimes I have to come back to review a plant and sometimes I like to look more closely at a group … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Mass Plantings, specimens, Trees, cut flowers, attractive bark, Colorful foliage, winter blooming, January flowering plants

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: Groundcovers, Bulbs, Mass Plantings, cut flowers, Colorful foliage, winter blooming, January flowering plants, frangrant flowers, winter flowers

Finding x Ericsmithii.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Although it has been unusually cool and wet already this winter it is surprising how much is going o … more →

Tags: Perennials, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, Colorful foliage, broadleaved evergreen, deer resistant plants, eric smith

That Elusive Fragrance in the Garden

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: Since i started this blog in january last year one plant has been on the top of the list almost ever … more →

Tags: colorful berries, cut flowers, Shrub/Tree, specimens, April blooming flowers, Beacon Hill Park, Esquimalt Gorge Park, Fall Color, fragrant flowers

Catch A Shooting Star.4 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: I have been fortunate to have worked as a grower at a nursery.  This gave me the opportunity to grow … more →

Tags: specimens, Native Plants, West Coast native Plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant, drought tolerant, Perennials, pink flowers, Playfair Park, west coast plants

A Jewel Box From Central Asia.2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: When I was doing my Horticulture practicum in North Vancouver I saw many plants which were new to me … more →

Tags: Bulbs, Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Butterfly Attracting plants, Government House, fragrant flowers, pink flowers

C is for Camellias, Japanese Camellias.8 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: When I started horticulture school in North Vancouver I learned many plants which I thought would gr … more →

Tags: cut flowers, Evergreen, Shrub/Tree, specimens, Trees, April blooming flowers, Camellia (Contessa) 'Lavina Maggi', camellia japonica, Camellia japonica 'Akashi-Gata'

Glory But No Snow I Hope.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 3 years ago: Growing up in the north, at this time of the year winter was long in the tooth… we were all ti … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Bulbs, Mass Plantings, cut flowers, drought tolerant, blue flowers, chiondoxa 'pink giant', chiondoxa forbesii, Chiondoxa forbesii var alba


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