Thursday, November 27, 2025

June 1 Back Forty

 peony and foxgloves

ranunculus ...... take a bit to get growing but nice long lasting flowers

home for my garden gnome


they all have such different styles!!


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

May 31 'R' Garden

 overview


Mars Landing kale an mixed lettuce


potatoes




May 30 Van Dusen Botanical Garden

 







Saturday, November 15, 2025

May 28 Tomato Plant Portraits

from left to right:  Reinhard's Purple Sugar, Kozula 136 and Cuban Salami


Dwarf Golden Gypsy 

Victoria's Salute

Noire de Crimee


Sofia's Sweet Caramel


Maritime Bells

Tasty F3 ... looking forward to this one ......... seed from 2010 shared by Vince Lavallo as part of the Dwarf Tomato Project ... cross of Dwarf Wild Fred and Brandywine Sudduth ..... a stabilized grow out of this seed resulted in BrandyFred ... a good one!!

Noire de Crimee

Lucky Bee F1

Chupa Chups

Lilibet .... this was not a healthy plant, I pinched out the growing tip early on and now have two healthy leaders

and a few more from the back forty ......

zinnias to the left and sunflowers to the right ..... dahlia tubers yet to show


loganberry and rose

looks like I'll get some Loganberry fruit this year ...... 


May 23 Van Dusen Botanical Garden

A visit to Van Dusen Botanical Garden during the Fleurs de Villes event ...... amazing what can be created with plant material!!


my favourite ....











May 21 Back Forty

 tomatoes enjoying the May weather


a bit of colour ....

just may get a good crop of fruit from my 2nd year Logan Berry ... also trying out a few beans ..... I've found this is a great space for growing!!  almost like a greenhouse


May 19 'R' Garden

 potatoes are filling in their space


Lucky Bee tomato, cosmos, gladiolus, pole beans and succulents

garden ready for dahlias


Mars Landing kale in back and assorted mixed lettuce looking good