Clean up the Hellebores

Hellebores are my favorite plant here on Bowen Island. Deer resistant and hardy in our rainy province, they surprise me every year as their beautiful heads start to appear from the soil. Winter is not kind to these beautiful perennials and they look very sad after the frost decides to take a break. In late…

Hollyhocks

I was given a handful of dried hollyhock seed pods from my friend that she got from England. I planted them in early Fall 2017 and forgot about them. In the following Spring 2018 the seeds had germinated but were so small I hardly noticed them. The in the Spring of 2019 the plants were…

Do I need more planters?

My husband has been put to the test. More planters, gates and closed in areas to provide more edibles and fragrant flowers for our home. Most of the property can handle the deer resistant plants but I need to be able ro secure the lives of the plants I have pampered from germination to planter…

Water Needed

This year we decided we must capture our own water. Living in Southern B.C. on the coast, we get more than ample rain the Winter, Fall and Spring. Last summer the rain was at a regular interval to water the garden every other week. But we still see signs of stress on our island from…