Witch Hazels offer striking winter color with bright, often fragrant blooms while the rest of the garden is still dormant. Both the Witch Hazels in my garden are now blooming. The Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, which has vibrant coppery red/orange spidery flowers and the Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’. This has bright lemon/yellow flowers that light [...]
Archive for January, 2009
WITCH HAZELS
Posted in plant profiles, tagged Autumn color, black spot, extension services, fragrant blooms, Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise', Hamamelis'Jelena', low maintenance plants, ornamental shrubs, spider mites, winter color, Witch Hazel on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Visit to Tacoma
Posted in Places, tagged Harmonious gardening, Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Tacoma Landmark Convention Center on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A short while ago, I took a trip to Tacoma. Until then, I had only heard ‘not so good’ comments on the city. I was there to visit a young woman competing in the Regional Barista Competition for the first time. Life can be exciting; everyday there is something new to learn. I [...]
Compassionate Gardening
Posted in In the garden, tagged buttercups, compassionate gardening, dandelions, garden weeds, maintenance, nutrients, slugs on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few nights ago I was at a dinner party and one of the guests kept asking me what I thought about compassionate gardening. At the time, put together with other topics, I could not comfortably give any definitive answer, but it intrigued me. Looking up ‘Compassionate Gardening’ on the web, I found little actually [...]
Winter Pruning
Posted in In the garden, tagged Clematis, Magnolia soulangeana, pruning on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is absolutely amazing that even when the ground is cold and frozen in places, there is new life. Today, while I was working in a neighboring garden, I noticed that underneath the crow’s nest of tangled Clematis vine was new growth, some buds, even a ½ inch long! I love Clematis because they are [...]
Winter Cleanup
Posted in In the garden, tagged die-back, potted plants, pruning, repairs in the garden, winter cleanup on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
January 9th It is an enchanting morning. It is the first morning since before the snow that I have woken up to no snow or rain and a glimmer of sunshine filtering through the window. I am happy to have weathered the floods without any damage to my house! The garden, I won’t know about [...]
VanDusen Festival of Lights
Posted in Places, tagged VanDusen Gardens Witchhazel Cortorted Filbert Hamamelis Corylus Contorta Shaughnessy Restaurant Plants Gardening on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the 20th of December 2008 I went to the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver BC. It was cold, with snow on the ground and my hands were cold even in the new gloves I had bought especially to keep me warm! But the sky was clear and the lights created [...]
