Fifty Foot Raised Bed
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
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 →
Mock Orange in the Garden
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 →
Last Flowers of the Late Fall
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 →