My Way of Living [02/28/17] 

  • “OK, why do we need these again?” He asked for the third time. I explain that finials are there as a decorative element on the curtain rods, and they also [jokingly] help stop the curtains from falling off the end. But who knows, I am certainly no expert, maybe they do. “What are they called again?” “Finials” “Fin-e what's?” “Fini…

  • New for Okanagan gardeners, Icicle hydrangeas

    Announcing the newest variety of Hydrangea available to Okanagan gardeners, Hydrangea paniculata “Icicle.” Available anywhere the temperatures are dropping, and there is some dripping water.We really need to get some eve droughts. Apparently no one ever bothered getting them installed before, and the freeze thaw definitely isn’t g…

  • To a gardener, these are more then just pretty packages

    You see them peeking through slots in cardboard boxes, and piled on wooden racks this time each year, the brightly coloured seed packs, and flower photos blooming on bags of bulbs. To a gardener these are more then just pretty packages, they are the promise of spring that will be followed by summer.They are hopes, and dreams, and …