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 [...]
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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 »
Squaring the Circle, Circling the Box.
Posted in Drought Tolerant, evergreen, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged Boxwood, Boxwood topiary, broadleaved evergreen, Buxus ‘Compacta’, Buxus ‘Green Pillow’, Buxus microhylla var. koreana, Buxus microphylla, Buxus semeprvirens 'Elegantissima', Buxus sempervirens, Common Box, Common Boxwood, Edward Scissorhands, St Andrew's Cathedral, Variegated Box, Variegated Boxwood, Victoria, winter interest on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the winter we always experience the several weeks of unusually bad weather, I always like to check on how plants had made it through. This is one way I evaluate if a plant is a good selection to grow int the Victoria area. Some plants do better than others in cold weather while others clearly [...]
They Only come out in the Winter Here.
Posted in groundcovers, Mass Plantings, native plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant, West Coast native Plants, tagged Government House, groundcovers, Licorice Ferns, native plants, North Saanich, Polypodium, Polypodium glycyrrhiza, Summer decidious plants, Victoria, West Coast native Plants, west coast plants, Winter color in the forest, winter interest on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Were I come from the climate is cold and some types of plants are not well represented in the wild or are do not grow there at all. An example is broad leaf evergreen plants. The only types which have survived the extreme cold are those which have adapted themselves to be short enough to be coved by snow [...]
The Scent of Honey in the Fall Air.
Posted in Shrub/Tree, Specimens, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged aromatic leaves, Autumn color in trees, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense, Chinese E. H. Wilson, Chinese Trees, E.H. Wilson, fall color, fragrant plants, Japanese trees, Katsura tree, peach color in autumn leaves, Playfair Park, small trees, Thomas Hogg Jr., Victoria, yellow autumn color in trees on October 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I was in Horticulture school we learned many plants ranging from small ground covers, larger shrubs and finally to the majestic trees. Some of these plants are very overused while others are not seen enough, it all depends on how well known and in fashion they are. One tree I learned is much more [...]
This ‘Budd’ is For My Classmates.
Posted in Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, Specimens, tagged August Blooming Flowers, Buddilea davidii, Buddleja davidii, Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight', Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin', Buddleja davidii var. nahonensis, Buddleja davidii White Cloud, Butterfly Bush, fragrant flowers, Fragrant Shrubs, Government House, July Blooming Plants, pink flowers, purple flowers, shrubs, Summer Blooming Flowers, Victoria, white flowers on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the hardest thing for new students who are taking Horticultural courses is being exposed to a form of Latin for the first time; Botanical Latin that is. We were given a test to see how well we could spell the botanical Latin names of the first plant we were learning and of course [...]
My Fine Feathered Friends are Astilbes.
Posted in groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, Specimens, tagged Astilbe chinensis Pumila, Astilbe Peach Blossom, Astilbe simplicifolia, Astilbe x Fanal, Astilbes, Bog plants, Damp plants, frangrant flowers, Georg Arends, Glendale Gardens, Goerge Arends, Government House, magenta flowers, Mauve Flowers, Perennials, pink flowers, purple flowers, red flowers, Saanich, Shade Plants, U.B.C. Botanical Gardnes, Victoria, Waterside plants, white flowers, x arendsii, x japonica on July 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When we first come to be interested in flowers and gardening we often are totally in awe of the range of colors in flowers, we are like ‘kids in a candy shop’ and want to try every type and color tone. Slowly as we are exposed to other gardens and by reading(if we do) we [...]
The Exquisite Woodland Resident
Posted in Shrub/Tree, Specimens, Trees, tagged Beacon Hill Park, colorful fruit, fragrant flowers, gardening, June blooming plants, Long Blooming shrubs, Long blooming trees, Magnolia sieboldii, Magnolias, May blooming, May blooming trees, Oyama Magnolia, Park & Tilford Garden, plants, shade tolerant plants, Siebolds' Magnolia, small trees, Victoria, white flowers on May 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The first gardening job I had was working for the summer at Park and Tilford Gardens in North Vancouver. II was lucky as it was like an 4 month extension of education for me. Park And Tilford Gardens was at one time a well know distiller of the same name which was sold and turned [...]
Ephemeral and Diaphorous.
Posted in Shrub/Tree, Specimens, Trees, tagged April blooming flowers, Augustine's Rhododendron, Blue flowers, Cox's Form Rhododendron, Finnerty Gardens, Glendale Gardens, May Blooming Flowers, Playfair Park, Rhododendron augustinii, Rhododendron augustinii Cox's Form, Rhododendron augustinii Electra, Rhododendron augustinii ssp. chasmanthum, Rhododendron augustinii ssp. hardyii, Rhododendron augustinii St. Breward, Rhododendron St. Breward, Saanich, Victoria on May 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I moved from the northern B.C. To Vancouver to go to school one plant which I did not have any experience with was Rhododendrons. Most of the time I have lived on the coast I have ignored them as they are a flourish of color in the spring and then just somewhat shapeless evergreen [...]
The Purest of Blues.
Posted in Bulbs, groundcovers, Mass Plantings, native plants, tagged Beacon Hill Park, Blue Flowering Bulbs, Blue flowers, British Columbia, Camassia quamash, Common Camas, David Douglas, Dodecatheon hendersonii, Early spring flowers, Garry Oak Ecosystems, Garry Oak Meadows, Government House, Government House Woodlands, May Blooming Flowers, Native Food Plants, native plants, Playfair Park, Shooting stars, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Victoria Blue Flowers on May 4, 2009 | 7 Comments »
When I moved to the Victoria area I had heard about the wonderful climate, the slower pace and the stunning Garry Oaks. Naturally I was curious about everything, but it being the end of October when I arrived I had to wait to see what the spring would bring. I saw the Garry Oaks and [...]
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