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Thunder showers finishing off the last of the tulips and forget me nots. In its third year, this garden is really starting to fill in, despite winter dieback and a terribly late, hot, dry spring. If it doesn’t look impressive to you, then please feel free to come garden in zone 3 and show us how it’s done. 😎

Despite the heat, tuliporama continues. And I’m super excited that we’ll get to see Angelica ‘Vicars Mead’ flower again this year. These are self-sown progeny of flowering plants I introduced to this garden two years ago grown from NARGS seeds. Such a good dark leaved form. I’ve found some more seedlings this spring so maybe we will get lucky and have them in flower next year as well.

It’s raining after several weeks of hot hot heat and we are basking in the grey.

Bright Life

November 20, 2014

Two different parties this week but in the same joyous vein: one a baby shower and the other a birthday. It has been such a dark November that it was a relief to use a bright white and purple palette. Most of the flowers and foliage used in these arrangements come from British Columbia, including the purple anemones which slowly open their velvet petals in the sun. True winter jewels, they're worthy of any celebration!