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high drama

If you want to create drama in your garden, by all means, pick all white flowers. People don’t usually crave...

good bones

Successful winter garden design relies on color and structure. Winter gardens are minimalist, they need good bones to make up...

warm in january

It’s been so warm this week, with temperatures in the sixties and thick summer downpours, that I almost forgot we’re...

grandma capilano

It is not called a rainforest for nothing. It rained when we visited it, but I didn’t care. Wispy clouds...

first snow

Trying to settle into the cold season rhythm and pretend not to notice how the days are growing shorter and...

cuttings

Stem, root or leaf cuttings are the nursery standard for the propagation of perennials, especially those whose clumps grow woody...

fragrant roses

A rose garden at the height of summer is a breathtaking sight. At this time the June roses haven’t faded...

november rose

I was walking through the garden trying to assess what is left to do before winter descends upon us for...

all the pretty colors

The leaves are colored by three types of pigments: chlorophyll, which keeps them green during the warm season, carotenoids, which...

the change of season

Fall took me by surprise this year. I know it’s almost October but the weather has been so warm until...