... is blue skies, and spring. Soft, new grass under my toes, and the smell of swelling buds of any colour or sort. I'm not too pick...

Winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum - a bit worn down by the ice storm, but still spreading its sunny fragrance in the cold.  Despite b...

Everything over here is covered with a layer of ice, including these stunning beautyberries in my neighbour's garden... Our Pacif...

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Winter beauty' glows in warm, tangerine tones... I do realize that I use the word "favorite...

It is the first week of January and the first snowdrops are coming out. And I'm not embarrassed to tell once more just how much I lo...

Today, I'm quite proud to tell that my third article here in the US just came out. In it I dove into the history of monkeypuzzles a...

To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else. - Emily Dickinson - I hope 2012 brings you a great gardening ...

The Painted Boat in Misty Rain pavilion. 'Boat hall pavilions' were used to express one's desire for secluded life. Fishermen...

View from the Moon Bridge towards the Strolling Pond Garden. Last Friday was Veterans Day, so my family and I decided to celebrate the...