When I moved to go to school I soon missed the outdoors in the way I had experienced it during my life. I was no longer able step outside and wander in the woods within a few steps of the home I had lived in. It was not until I moved to the island I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘colorful berries’
A Hosta Imposter and Other Relatives.
Posted in colorful berries, Colorful foliage, Cut Flowers., groundcovers, Mass Plantings, native plants, North American Plants, Perennials, Specimens, West Coast native Plants, tagged April blooming flowers, colorful berries, cream flowers, Dominion Brook Park, Finnerty Gardens, fragrant flowers, groundcovers, Maianthemum canadense, Maianthemum dilatatum, Maianthemum racemosum, Maianthemum stellatum, May Blooming Flowers, Playfair Park, Smilacina, Smilacina racemosum, West Coast native Plants, white flowers, Wild Lily of the Valley on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
An Odd Couple For The Iris Family.
Posted in colorful berries, Colorful foliage, Cut Flowers., Drought Tolerant, evergreen, groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, Specimens, tagged Algerian Iris, Beacon Hill Park, broadleaved evergreen, colorful berries, December blooming, Early yellow flowers, February flowers, Febuary blooming, fragrant flowers, fragrant winter blooming, frangrant flowers, Gladwyn Iris, Glendale Gardens, Government House, groundcovers, Iris foetidissima, Iris foetidissima 'Variegata', Iris unguicularis, January blooming, January flowering plants, June Blooming Flowers, lavender flowers, March blooming, May Blooming Flowers, North African Plants, orange berries, plum colored flowers, purple flowers, variegated foliage, Variegated Gladwyn Iris, white flowers, winter blooming, winter interest, Winter Iris, yellow flowers on January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Another grey week and another plant hunt for something special. Usually I have a list of plants in mind but right now it is hard because some of the plants I wanted to do were damaged by an unusually hard freeze which came in early November last year. At that time many of the plants [...]
Heavenly in the Garden.
Posted in Butterfly Attracting plants, colorful berries, Cut Flowers., Drought Tolerant, evergreen, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged August blooming, broadleaved evergreen, Carl Peter Thunberg, colorful berries, evergreen, Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina domestica, Nandina domestica 'Nana Purpurea', Nandina domestica 'Plum Passion', Playfair Park, red berries, Sacred Bamboo, September blooming, white flowers, winter interest on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Back to school, those are dreaded words for some, a relief for others and the beginning of a new chapter in life for many more. I must admit I did not like grade school. It was not until later when I had a break from the grind of it, had more perspective and experience in [...]
That Elusive Fragrance in the Garden
Posted in colorful berries, Cut Flowers., Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged April blooming flowers, Beacon Hill Park, colorful berries, Esquimalt Gorge Park, fall color, fragrant flowers, Government House, Korean Spicebush, Korean Spicebush Viburnum, March blooming, May Blooming Flowers, pink flowers, Vibrunum carlesii 'Charis', Vibrunum carlesii 'Diana', Viburnum carlesii, Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora', viburnums, white flowers on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since i started this blog in january last year one plant has been on the top of the list almost every day. It has the most hits every day other than ‘namethatplant.com. I have wondered why this is, maybe it’s the early time of year that it blooms, or is it the color of it’s [...]
Stalking the Oso(berry)!
Posted in colorful berries, Cut Flowers., Mass Plantings, native plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, West Coast native Plants, tagged colorful berries, February blooming, February flowers, Finnerty Gardens, fragrant winter blooming, Government House, Indian Plum, January flowering plants, March blooming, North Saanich, Osmaronia cerasiformis, Osoberry, shrubs, small trees, Victoria, West Coast native Plants, west coast plants, white flowers, winter blooming, winter flowers, winter interest on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This time of year, no matter where I am, up north in deep snow, down on the coast in the rain or somewhere else when the sun comes out I want to either work a garden or explore in the woods. This year the spring weather has come extraordinarily early and since I have recently moved I [...]
Theres This Laurustinus in My Ear!
Posted in colorful berries, evergreen, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged broadleaved evergreen, colorful berries, February blooming, February flowers, fragrant winter blooming, January flowering plants, Laurustinus, March blooming, March flowers, pink flowers, shrubs, Viburnum tinus, white flowers, winter blooming, winter flowering, winter flowers, winter interest on January 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Many parking lots and other institutions have parking lots and landscaping which is populated by tough hardy and often broadleaved evergreen plants. These plants have to be attractive and durable and tolerate being neglected. Many of these plants are just green and a background with no real features. A select few are standouts and should be seen [...]
Sweet Scent of the Midwinter Season.
Posted in evergreen, groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged April blooming flowers, broadleaved evergreen, colorful berries, February blooming, Finnerty Gardens, fragrant flowers, Government House, January flowering plants, March blooming, Sarcococca humilis, Sarococca, Sarococca confusa, Sarococca hookeriana, Sarococca ruscifolia, Sweet Box, white flowers, winter flowers, winter interest on January 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At this time of the year I sneak outside between rain storms and check out my favorite gardens to see how the plants are getting along. It is a difficult time of year, often so wet and warm. many plants are weighed down by the rain and some become almost flattened by the weight of [...]
Having a Jolly Holly.
Posted in Butterfly Attracting plants, colorful berries, evergreen, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged broadleaved evergreen, colorful berries, Dominion Brook Park, evergreen, Holly, Ilex, Ilex 'Balearica', Ilex 'Golden Milkboy', Ilex 'Wilsonii', Ilex altaclerensis 'Golden King', Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata', Ilex aquifolium 'Aurea Marginata, Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea, Ilex aquilfolium, Ilex perneyi, North Saanich, Saturnalia Festival, St Anns Academy, Variegated Holly, Variegated plants, winter interest on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Where I grew up is now deep in snow, winter truly has arrived. My brothers who live in the area that I grew up will be out finding a tree at the lake to be decorated for Christmas. Often when I was little one of the excitements was getting the big box of gifts from [...]
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