Tag Archives: spring

Oranges in January

Posted on January 18, 2020 by hernibs

I don’t know if the cold kitchen has shocked it into producing but our little orange tree has flowers and oranges on it at the same time. Smells lovely and reminds me spring will come again.

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November Chill

Posted on November 15, 2019 by hernibs

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Garden Delight Rose

Posted on June 14, 2019 by hernibs

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Creeping Blackberry Rubus ursinus We call them bramble berries. They are wild and grow throughout our yard on stumps and on the ground. Berries ripen earlier, are smaller and have more flavour than Himalayan. Nice in salads. Means: Lowliness, … Continue reading →

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English Daisies

Posted on June 5, 2019 by hernibs

Daisy (English) Bellis perennis Small Perennial. Leafless stems to 1 to 6” tall. Flowers in the spring, to 1” across, pinkish or white. A friend from England gave us a few roots in 2000. We planted them in one spot … Continue reading →

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Rhododendron

Posted on May 30, 2019 by hernibs

Rhododendron macrophyllum This large bush is a survivor. We planted three rhodoes in the 70’s. One was driven over by a camper van, one had a tree dropped on it. This one survived and though the deer seem to stomp … Continue reading →

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Columbine Flowers

Posted on May 29, 2019 by hernibs

Columbine Aquilegia Canadensis Blooms May to July. Aquila means eagle, the claw-like spur on each flower looks like an eagle claw. Started from seeds in the greenhouse in 1986. Now they are everywhere. We have blue, pink, purple, pale … Continue reading →

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Bugs

Posted on May 28, 2019 by hernibs

Golden Buprestid Beetle Buprestis aurulenta

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Oregon Grape Flower

Posted on May 27, 2019 by hernibs

Oregon Grape Mahonia Nervosa A good year for wild Oregon grapes. I must remember to pick the berries and make jam this year. Looks like there will be lots. Use: Good for jelly combined with salal berries. Flower buds, … Continue reading →

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Our Favourite Place To Hang Out

Posted on May 23, 2019 by hernibs

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Woodland Rose

Posted on May 22, 2019 by hernibs

Woodland or Dwarf Rose Rosa gymnocarpa BC’s smallest and most delicate wild rose. Shrub to 4’ tall. Many weak prickles. Pale pink, dainty flower. Hip a small orange pear shaped. Eaten by the natives to sustain life in times of … Continue reading →

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Allium in the Rose Garden

Posted on May 21, 2019 by hernibs

Allium Atropurpureum (Ornamental Garlic) Symbolizes good fortune and prosperity, unity, humility and patience.

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Middle Daughter’s Lovely Yard

Posted on May 20, 2019 by hernibs

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A Seed

Posted on May 19, 2019 by hernibs

I was a seed searching for a place to root. Carried by turbulent winds to desolate soil I could have withered and dried. Transported by flighty fowl of feelings to distant shores, I may have drowned in oceans of … Continue reading →

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May Flowers

Posted on May 18, 2019 by hernibs

The scent of lilacs always takes me back to the days I walked to school and passed a hedge of lilacs. That perfume lifted my spirits and still does.

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