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The quintessential winter salad garden! Happy New Year to you all. The 11th of January was a nice bright day, the kind of day for a winter walk with a pace slightly quickened by the cold air. The Botanical Garden at UBC is one of Vancouver’s ideal spots for such a walk, with lots of [...] Well it’s been a shamefully long time since my last post. Happily, during that time we managed to get the 2o12 catalogue sorted and off to print. It’s now back from the printer and just starting to ship. I’ve also managed to review the website, and bring everything up to date. I’ve finally had a [...] I’ve made a commitment this summer to photograph as many bees and other pollinators as possible, inspired in part by my friend Nathalie Chambers’ earnest dedication to the Pollinator Enhancement Project with the Land Conservancy of BC. There are around 400 species of wild bees in BC – I must have counted about 30 in [...] Some blooms are already open, but in a couple of weeks, it's going to be crazy! There are a number of garden-related places around the Lower Mainland I like to visit several times a year. Some are relatively local, like the UBC Botanical Garden, and I may manage a couple of trips per month. Others [...] What a difference a couple of weeks makes! So much more in bloom out at UBC. The magnolias are finished, but the rhodos are just warming up. And everywhere you look are more little blossoms appearing. In the last email newsletter from WCS, I mentioned the effect of photoperiodism on plants. How the length of [...] My friend Nathalie Chambers from The Land Conservancy of BC sent me this photo a couple of weeks back. She took it out at Madrona Farm. I’ve been gazing at this image several times a day, and felt that it needed to be shared. Like all of the photos on this blog, you can click [...] The Environmental Youth Alliance is looking for 8 organic fruit and/or vegetable farmers in the Metro Vancouver are to participate in their Pollinator’s Paradise program. This Vancity-funded initiative seeks to assist local farmers and residents in building up native bee populations through habitat creation. Native bees are very effective at crop pollination and through minimal [...] I’ve had a couple of days off from our busy, busy, BUSY season – some much needed rest – and enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the UBC Botanical Garden this morning. It’s only April 7th, so it’s early in the season, but masses of plants are already in bloom. New foliage is appearing everywhere you [...] One of the wonderful things about living near Vancouver is the more or less constant reassurance that the seasons are changing. Here it is, just past the middle of January (!) and flowers are appearing around town. It happens very gradually, and you have to hunt them down at first. In Kitsilano and Stanley Park, [...] Just for the record, let it be known that in 2010, September was miserable, October was okay, and November did not usher in the violent winters we normally see round these parts. November 2nd is the first average frost date for the Vancouver area, but averages can swing in either direction. We had a light [...] |
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