More Island House and Garden Tours (2)…..

More Island House and Garden Tours (2)…..

As I mentioned in the last post, there were so many great photos in my file that I had taken while on the Denman Island House & Garden Tour that I couldn’t put them all into one post ~ so here we go with a further glimpse into this beautiful & creative...
More Island House & Garden Tour…..

More Island House & Garden Tour…..

As I have been choosing photos from the folder of the Denman Island House & Garden Tour, I realized that this post will need to be split into two as well – there were just so many unique and gorgeous things to take photos of, I couldn’t control myself!...
Early July flowers…..

Early July flowers…..

I have a  sampling of some of the flowers blooming in early July here on the west coast (this year – the “wet coast”!). After an exuberant  volume of blooms of every description, variety and colour in the spring, early summer can feel a little bit...
My favourite peony…..

My favourite peony…..

Peonies are one of my loves, they are so stunning when in bloom, they ask so little and provide so much. I only wish they lasted for longer, like so many of our flowering garden plants, their bloom is so eagerly awaited for and gone in what feels like the blink of an...
Ferns…..

Ferns…..

One of the most wonderful plants for our Pacific Northwest location, one of my all time favourites, is the fern family. From our large native ferns right down to the smaller alpine varieties – they are all so textural, produce such incredible greens, are so...
Happy Easter…..

Happy Easter…..

We wish everyone a very HAPPY EASTER weekend !! Easter means so very much more than Easter bunnies and for us and anyone else who celebrates this special time, I do want to remember what we are really celebrating too.  It is just that these little guys and so many...