T'was the Night Before Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas and under the snow,
Perennials now dormant were waiting to grow.

Karma Camellia

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If you recall, Karma Chameleon was a Culture Club hit in the 80s.  Lead singer, Boy George, has evolved into a gardener but that's another story.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-5659699/After-years-battling-haters-Boy-George-realises-people-nice.html

This story is about our lovely camellia shrubs and trees. 

A Soil Building Success Story

Lin has sent us an account of  how she revitalized a difficult area of her garden.

Silent Auction

At our meeting and Christmas Social in January (note change of date) there will be a Silent Auction for a greenhouse/potting table. See photos and description below.

Name that Plant

One of the most interesting parts of being a Master Gardener is plant identification.  Sometimes we get a branch or flower brought to us and sometimes a photo.  "What is this?"

Garlic

Here is the first of a series of plant profiles from our master gardeners,. Sharon has delivered a timely article on garlic.

Forcing Bulbs

'This trick is general practice with the Dutch, but in Germany only recently become known'  'Der neu-angekommene Holländische Gärtner' p15, (published in 1731). So begins the first known account of forcing bulbs.

Fall Division

Hooray! Garden Club is waking up from its summer nap and will be opening its doors again on September 24th. A timely reminder from Gwen regarding Fall division of perennials prompted me  to "root" around for some helpful information.

Denman Island Home and Garden Tour

Thanks to Lois for this report on the garden club excursion to Denman Island. Enjoy.

Valerie's Garden

In May we were invited to Valerie's garden in Wildwood.

First Garden Visit of 2019

A feast of Spring colour from Henrietta's garden.

Netherlands = Tulips

Enjoy the beautiful photographs of Christine's visit to

Keukenhof Gardens

Manor House Garden, Upton Grey, U.K.

Turn left off the B road. Go 2.6 miles on to Upton Grey and turn right at the village pond. Go a quarter of a mile up the hill, passing the church on your right, the Manor House drive is just beyond that, on your right, on a sharp bend. And so ended another nail biting trip through the English country side. Our destination was the Manor House Garden at Upton Grey, believed to be the most complete and authentic Gertrude Jekyll designed garden in existence.

Kew Gardens

Christine Dudgeon, part of the social media team, is treating us to a visit to Kew Gardens in this post.

Monet's Garden

A treat for a dreary winter day. Judy Youngman shares her visit to Monet's garden.

A New Friend to Introduce

Today we have a guest post from Sharon Schultz recounting her visit to the
Edinburgh Botanical Garden and a fascinating tree she found there.