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This was growing as a weed in one of our grasses. I’ve dug it out and want to grow it but if it’s a bad weed maybe not, otherwise interested in care etc. Edit – while interesting it’s not with … Continue reading →

Fuchsia ‘President G Bartlett’ I’m using this Fuchsia this year to poke out and trail over the edge of my container from around the base of my Kong Red Coleus. The red-pink center of the Coleus leaf is sometimes almost … Continue reading →

Customers bring in the strangest plants for I.D. sometimes. This us quite clearly a member of the pea family. Supposed to be hardy, upright (not a vine like Wisteria or Sweet Pea) plant. Flowers open pink turning very blue as … Continue reading →

Gaultheria procumbens Very nice little plant, hope it will be happy under my Rhodo and start to spread quickly. (The above mentioned Rhodo, Rhododendron ‘Lee’s Dark Purple’)

I’m looking at options for an attractive shelf setup I can install on my fence to give me a little more space and so I can use my table again. I absolutely love the setup Julie at We’re Going to … Continue reading →

My computer may or may not be dead again. I imagine I’ll replace it this time just because it’s doing this all the time now and I don’t want to wait until it finally dies for good and I lose … Continue reading →

14 gold medals – Most by any country in the winter Olympics, ever (and on home soil too). Definitely feels so good to be Canadian right now! (Edit – did anyone else notice in the shot of the streets in … Continue reading →

First off, Happy New Year! Secondly, in 2010 I will aim to do the following with regard to plants: Water better. This includes keeping a closer eye on all plants and learning more about the cultural needs, using proper soil … Continue reading →