Why haven’t I done a blog post lately you ask?

Well it’s a funny thing actually. Apparently I’m not 20 anymore. I was babysitting and ran after a three-year-old who was running towards the parking lot and took the fall of my lifetime. I badly broke my shoulder. So there is no gardening. No housecleaning. No showering. No washing my hair. Hence no photographs. So if you can bear with me, for a little while longer, I promise a new post as soon as I’m able.

And just because everyone needs a good laugh every day, here you go. 

I found this in Pinterest.

Can you go wrong with a funny coffee sign to start your day!

This is going to make me smile every morning. 

I am loving Micro Clover! Look how pretty.

My existing Micro Clover areas are looking amazing. I am doing it in sections and a couple weeks ago I seeded the third section. I am very excited with the colour and density of the clover. It is just pretty wonderful!! I originally got rid of all my lawn to put in a massive garden. It just didn’t look pretty. All the wood chips gave it a very ‘rugged and messy’ look. I didn’t like it. I actually worried a bit about fire as well. I thought with all the fires the past few years in BC, if a single spark ever hit my yard, it would go up like a tinderbox. So here is what it is looking like right now. 

By the way, we are in a drought situation here in BC and I haven’t watered the established clover in weeks. Look how green it is. 

Orchid update!!! We have new roots forming.

Oh my gosh!!! Look at the roots on my phalaenopsis. This orchid was truly on deaths door when I moved it into a Semi Hydroponic ‘deli container’. I have killed so many Phalaenopsis orchids over the 40 years I have been growing orchids, it is embarrassing. So once I was certain this one was a goner, and believe me, I know, I moved it into this pot and just waited. First thing that happened, the wilting, soft, drooping and wrinkly leaves, plumped back up, raised back into position and turned dark green and shiny. Then this.....the roots have started branching!!!!

Even an air root has a baby.

Two of my favourite perennials

Who doesn’t love perennial flowers. Best money you ever spend for the garden. Here are two of my very favourites. Peppermint Twist Phlox and a fringed Shasta Daisy.