Jul 21, 2011
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...
May 10, 2011
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...
Apr 5, 2011
Cravings, for cutting flowers and greenery to make arrangements from our own garden, strike me every year about now ~ natural country type bouquets are my cup of tea, big huge ones, medium sized, comfortable ones and teeny, tiny ones too. Making bouquets feeds my...
Apr 4, 2011
Saturday morning arrived and with it a real spring day! The sun was out in full force and there was only a whisper of chill in the air. It would have been a perfect day in the garden but because we were meeting with clients right after lunch I couldn’t really...
Feb 11, 2011
With the last couple of days being so sunny and warm it was beginning to feel like spring was fast approaching. With snow drops and iris denticulata blooming, daffodils and grape hyacinth poking up through the soil and hydrangea leaf buds starting to unfurl, why would...
