First Christmas Tree in Canada

The first recorded Christmas tree in Canada was in Sorel, Quebec in 1781 by Baron Friederick von Riedesel and his wife Frederika. The couple, who were born in Germany, selected a handsome balsam fir from the forests that surrounded their home and decorated it with white candles and fruit. 

Take Action Against Slugs and Snails Now.

We all have our preferred method of dealing with slugs. One way of getting a jump on next season's slug battle is to go on the offense in the Fall.

Wet Winter, Hot Summer

Are you one of those people who spends a considerable amount of Fall cleanup time leaning on your fork while you formulate plans for next year? I've heard from members, frustrated by the drought of recent summers, who are pulling out their gardens and starting over. For those folks and anyone else wondering what to plant I've done a little research.

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Yes, it's time for garden club to begin a new season of meetings and visits and speakers and all things gardening. The first stirrings of the season begin with a get together of the executive.

Floating Garden Visit

On Friday, June 22, twenty-one Powell River Garden Club members met Wayne Lutz at the Shinglemill public dock to take a ride up Powell Lake to visit Margy’s Lutz float garden.

PRISMA flowers

Michael, Joyce B, Marcie, Gill and Laura created some beautiful arrangements for PRISMA on the Beach

Woodland Gardens

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. Washington Irving

Sharing

What a busy place the Curling Club was during our plant sale. Did you get everything you wanted? More than you intended? Add on the plants shared by friends and neighbours and the placing and planting begins. One of our master gardeners passed along some advice on emptying those pots plus some useful links.

Soil Tips

Plants will do the best they can in the soil you offer them but to really thrive and grow they need the right conditions. It is not as daunting as it may seem to get to know your soil and you already have most of the equipment-your eyes and hands.

It's the most wonderful time of the year

Do you agree? Is this the best time of year for gardeners with all the anticipation of choosing and planting seeds? Perhaps you are already experiencing sore knees and aching backs therefore skipping around the garden with glee seems unthinkable. Whatever your feelings, it is kick off time in the garden.

What to prune in February and March

February or early March pruning: 

Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Gardens

Time for a rainy day treat. A blogging friend, Jennifer Dennis of The Rainy Day Gardener has written three posts about her visit to the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden. Click on the link to enjoy her account and the images of brilliant tropical flowers.

http://www.therainydaygardener.com/2018/01/the-orchid-of-hawaiian-tropical.html

PS Leave a comment on Jenni's blog, it is always nice to know who is reading our blogs and where they come from.

Have any of you visited botanical gardens close to or far from home?

Winter for Gardeners

French existentialist writer and philosopher Albert Camus once said about his garden, "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer."
To feed our invincible summers there are plenty of suggestions, courtesy of the internet, for winter tasks.