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Garden Glimpses

A Gardener's Journal Posted on May 12, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 1, 2025
tulips

We work in the garden most days and see flowers and shrubs blooming, vegetables and herbs growing, trees leafing and setting blossoms, and the new spring growth everywhere.    There is much to do each day, but we also take … Continue reading →

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End of April, in the Backyard Gardens

A Gardener's Journal Posted on May 3, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 1, 2025
pasqueflower

The vegetable gardens are planted with spring crops and many seedlings are now showing.    A second planting is planned for around Victoria Day.    We have the promise of spinach and peas soon.   In the flower beds and borders, … Continue reading →

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Fifty Foot Raised Bed

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 21, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 25, 2025
strawberries

A late-winter and early spring project is now in the final stages.    My back yard was a gravel slope down to the street below and over the years I have hauled in concrete blocks to build three retaining walls … Continue reading →

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Early Spring Flowers in the Garden

A Gardener's Journal Posted on April 2, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 1, 2025
crocus

When we hiked the trails around the area in late March, we saw the first appearances of sagebrush buttercups and yellow bells.   At the same time, early spring flowers started to bloom in our home garden.   Most of these were … Continue reading →

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Mock Orange in the Garden

A Gardener's Journal Posted on March 29, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 25, 2025
mock orange

Mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii sp.) is a native long-lived deciduous shrub that is an attractive addition to the home garden.   It can be spotted more in the Okanagan Valley than in the drier grasslands of the Kamloops hills.  Our home … Continue reading →

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Last Flowers of the Late Fall

A Gardener's Journal Posted on February 5, 2025 by D. SmithNovember 1, 2025
rudbeckia

Our flower gardens continued to flower through October.    In November, we started to lose the least hardy flowers (nasturtiums, gazania, zinnia, and more), some flowering plants started to go into dormancy, and a few hung on as the temperatures … Continue reading →

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