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Garden Musings

Spring Has Sprung!

Here it is only February 19th, and it feels as if spring is here.
My daylilies are a good 6 inches tall, forsythia is blooming, the primula blossoms are unfolding, and yesterday, in the afternoon sunshine outside my door, where the pieris japonica is in bloom, bees were humming and buzzing!
Now that’s a sign of spring [...]

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New Beginnings

The cold snap of December has given way to cool and cloudy days of early January, when the temperatures rarely descend below freezing at night. Days are a mix of rainshowers and gray clouds that occasionally allow a bit of blue to peep through.
Here in the Gulf Islands of BC, small signs of spring are [...]

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Dreaming of Spring Gardens

The dark and cold nights of winter are here, along with short days, crisp outside air and warm indoor fires. One of my favorite things to do in winter is to curl up in a comfy chair, in front of a crackling fire and read about gardens. The seed and garden supply catalogs are arriving [...]

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