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Styrax Japonica – Japanese Snowbell
This pretty little tree is another one of my (many) favourite plants. If you are looking for a small to mid-sized, relatively problem-free flowering tree then you should consider planting a Japanese Snowbell. There are more than a hundred species … Continue reading
Heuchera and Heucherella – With Foliage This Brilliant, Who Needs Blooms?
See on Scoop.it – Common Sense Gardening Janis Cormier‘s insight: Yet they do produce flowers as well! I have several heuchera and heucherella in my garden but I should really add a few more, because they’re bomb-proof and beautiful. The … Continue reading
Posted in My Favourite Plants, Shade Garden, Winter
Tagged BC garden blog, heuchera, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Clematis florida ‘Sieboldii’
Every year I add new plants to my garden, often a lot of new plants! One of this year’s acquisitions is a lovely Clematis florida ‘Sieboldii’. I popped this little beauty into a tall, charcoal grey ceramic pot and it … Continue reading
Coral Sunset Peony
I bought my Coral Sunset Peony in 2009, and this is the first year it’s bloomed for me. Until this year (2012) I enjoyed the lush, glossy green foliage it produces, but now I can swoon over the delectable, uniquely … Continue reading
Cornus alternifolia – Pagoda Dogwood
In my back yard between the compost box and the wisteria arbour stands a Pagoda Dogwood, Cornus alternifolia. This small tree is one of my favourite plants because it offers an understated beauty through several seasons. Native to the eastern … Continue reading
Liberty Apple
BC is renowned apple growing country, but here on the coast we have our challenges. This is why my favourite apple is a variety called Liberty. In the interior of BC the climate is excellent for growing apples, with cold … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Fruit, My Favourite Plants
Tagged Apple, BC garden blog, fruit, Liberty, Macoun, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Tatting Fern
In my temperate coastal garden all sorts of ferns grow very happily. Ample rainfall, coolish temperatures and narrow daylight (a nod to Diana Krall, I love the expression) provide the perfect conditions to grow these primitive plants. I have planted … Continue reading
Verbascum bombyciferum – Giant Silver Mullein
This biennial behemoth is one of my favourite plants. Just last week a customer came into the garden centre clutching a photo and demanding to speak to someone intelligent who could identify his mystery plant. Apparently no-one in the neighborhood … Continue reading
Free Plants!
As I mentioned in the previous post – I am a frugal gardener. Actually, my frugality isn’t confined to gardening; it is an unbreakable habit, encompassing all aspects of my life, instilled in me by my thrifty Mother. My daughter, … Continue reading
Posted in Front Garden, My Favourite Plants, New Garden
Tagged BC garden blog, Cleome, deer resistant plants, deer-proof plants, delphinium, free plants, Helleborus orientalis, Laburnum, Lobelia, osteospermum, Salpiglossis, Stormy Weather rose, Vancouver Island garden blog, Veronica longifolia
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Roses in July
Our unusually cold spring is over, and an unusually cold (so far) summer has begun. My roses are just hitting their stride, with the first flush of blooms opening. June is the customary month for first blooms, with the exception … Continue reading
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