2sDay: Blooms
I love the play on words. Today is 2sDay and time for photos of 2 of the same thing. In the past I’ve usually shared bird photo so it’s time to share some flowers. This week I have 2 photos … Continued
I love the play on words. Today is 2sDay and time for photos of 2 of the same thing. In the past I’ve usually shared bird photo so it’s time to share some flowers. This week I have 2 photos … Continued
Daffodils also known as narcissus or a jonquil are delightful spring blooms. They come in a variety of sizes and colours and brighten the garden during May. Bulbs should be planted in the Fall before the frost sets in. Choose … Continued
Several years ago I did a post about my garden under ‘hosta’ge. I just love these plants in our shady north facing garden. Over the years I’ve been dividing them and creating new gardens or sharing them with other gardeners. … Continued
Tulips are beautiful spring blooms. When the snow begins to vanish from the garden you can see the bulbs poking through the ground. Tulips are perennial plants that grow from bulbs. The bulbs are planted in the Fall and … Continued
Chives are a perennial herb that belongs to the onion family. I have two types of chives growing in the garden, each flowering at different times of the season. The common chives have tubular leaves/stalks and blooms in May and … Continued
Do you have Dame’s Rocket in your garden? and do you mistakenly call it phlox? I thought we had wild phlox but after lots of reaching and searching of garden books and the internet it was discovered that we have … Continued
The poppies start to poke themselves through the ground about mid April. Poppies belong to the Papaveraceae family and there are at least 100 varieties either annual, biennial or perennial. While I wait for the blooms to appear I’ve been doing … Continued
4 o’clocks or Marvel of Peru or Mirabilis jalapa is an annual plant where I live in Canada. The blooms of many colours usually open in the late afternoon, all night and close up the following morning. The plant likes … Continued
I love the spring when the perennial iris blooms. There are a few different varieties in the gardens from the early blooming mini purple to the mid height yellow to the tall purples, maroons and yellows. Each has their own … Continued
Horse tail is a wild plant that grows in the damp, wild area of the garden. It is also known as snake grass, scouring rush, bottle brush or puzzle grass. It is considered a a living fossil and a prehistoric … Continued