↓
 

A Gardener's Journal

50 Years in the Garden

 
 
  • Home
  • Garden Walks
  • Flowers
  • Gardening
  • Botanical Gardens
  • A Wildflower Journal
Home » Archives for April 2026 Log in

Monthly Archives: April 2026

Later in April, in the Gardens

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 27, 2026 by D. SmithApril 22, 2026
pasqueflower

Gardening brings a daily set of tasks in spring. Irrigation needs to be repaired and adjusted. Perennials and small shrubs are divided and transplanted. Debris is cleaned up and bagged for recycling.   The greens garden is planted.  Any final pruning is done.   Retaining walls and rockeries are overhauled, as needed (a big one this spring).   Plants are potted up and placed for spring care before planting.    Painting of fences is part of this year’s tasks.   Landscaping is an ongoing project.

In spite of all of this, I am getting out in the garden to putter about too, and enjoying seeing emerging flowers and new growth in shrubs and perennials.   Each day I take some photos and share them about twice a month.

The photos are shared in a slideshow on Google Photos:

Scientific names for these plants can be provided on request.

Posted in Garden Walks | Tagged flower garden, shrubs, vegetable garden | Leave a reply

Blue-Eyed Grass in the Garden

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 18, 2026 by D. SmithApril 16, 2026

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) is a short, stiff perennial in the iris family.   It is native to the Interior Plateau, but most of the ones spotted in our area are Idaho blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchrum idahoense sp.), but Mountain blue-eyed grass … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers | Tagged Sisynrinchium | Leave a reply

Early April Flowers in the Garden

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 12, 2026 by D. SmithApril 10, 2026

Spring is a busy time.    In the last two weeks I have planted my greens garden, cleaned up the vegetable gardens, rebuilt a fence section, painted two fences, recycled a lot of material, and I have transplanted a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden Walks | Tagged flower gardens, perennials | Leave a reply

Early Garden Greens

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 3, 2026 by D. SmithApril 2, 2026

As the weeks turn over to the start of April, the first plantings of spring garden greens can start.    After the garden has been cleaned up, the rows-to-be-planted are turned over and staked.    Any rocks or tree roots … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged herbs, vegetable garden | Leave a reply

Archives

  • August 2026
  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025

Categories

  • Botanical Gardens
  • Flowers
  • Garden Walks
  • Gardening

RSS feed: Kamloops Garden Club Kamloops Garden Club

  • Deadheading Hydrangeas in Late Summer
  • Summer Newsletter
  • Drought‑Resistant Plants for Kamloops Gardens
  • Update on Japanese Beetle in Kamloops
©2026 - A Gardener's Journal - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑