I was Born at a Castle.

I was found in the woods. I can be spicy and sweet. or I can be a bit prickly looking Most of the time you will not pay attention to me Except NOW! Can you tell who I am…..I need HELP!

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Her Real Name is Erica, But, You Can Call Her Heath(er)

Victoria has a reputation of being thought of as being the most ‘English’ of North American cities, therefore,  you would expect to find the most ‘English’ of all plants commonly planted here. It is true that Erica carnea or Winter Heath(Heaths have needle like foliage and Heathers have scales) is planted here, it’s not very [...]

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Her or Him?

I am called a ‘She’,  I am called a ‘He’. Prickly….Maybe? I am in many colors, both in my flowers and foliage. I am so Shy, so, What am I? P.S. check the bottom of the Jelena post, there is a new picture from yesterday.

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A Cornucopia of Colorful Berries

A plant species I mostly find boring is Cotoneaster. They are one of the most commonly overused group of plants seen as groundcovers, hedges and often in utility mass plantings. Some Cotoneasters are beautiful in their own right. The Willowleaf cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolius var. floccosus) is such a plant that is stunning in the correct [...]

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Green,Red,Round and Elliptical

I am RED I am ROUND. Scarlet? Crimson? Salmon? —————————————————————————————– I am GREEN and ELLIPTICAL WHAT AM I?

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The Green Giants of Hellebores.

One place I like to on a regular basis is Government House in Victoria. Yes it really is related to the Government, as the Lieutenant Governor of B.C. lives there. The nice thing for gardeners and plant fanatics is that it has extensively planted beds that hold a vast collection of plants. I nipped into [...]

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My next plant…

It will be green. It is blooming now. It’s blossoms are  pale green.   I will post on Sunday with all new jammed packed dispatch from Vancouver Island.  All will be revealed, all will be told, all will be known….. on SUNDAY

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The Plant Collection at St. Ann’s Academy

Bonus, bonus, bonus or should I say Extra! This entry is an article which I write as a regular series for “Sequoia” the Newsletter for http://www.friendsofstannsacademy.com/default.htm , a group who advocates for the importance, spiritual, social, and cultural heritage of St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria British  Columbia, Canada. I have spent several years as volunteering [...]

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Jelena Witch Hazel

For this first entry I had to do some legwork, as I don’t normally take that many pictures of plants in the dead of winter here. At this time it is more difficult to get around because we have had an uncharacteristically large dump of snow which began the week before Christmas. The roads are [...]

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Why I created this Blog

I decided I should write more regularly about my love of plants and to this end I have decided to post every week on a plant that is at it’s best and most noticeable at this particular moment. How, you ask will I be able to do this with any accuracy? I have been photographing [...]

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