Ferncliff Gardens

     A few weeks ago I was able to visit the show garden at Ferncliff Gardens in Mission. They have been growing dahlias for 98 years! Many of these are their own varieties. They have a wonderful selection of dahlias and these are some of my favourites! Now if only I had room to grow some of them. Do you have a favourite dahlia? 

Ferncliff Pirate

Alpen Cherub

Dog's Breakfast

Dog's Breakfast

Terracotta 

Fascination

Ferncliff Dolly

Treby Dainty

Mingus Tony

Lauren Michelle

Misty Imagination

Chilson's Pride

Belle of Barmera

Pennsgift

Zinnia Madness

     I have only been growing zinnias successfully for a few years, but I have fallen in love with them! Years ago when I tried to grow zinnias, I had no success, so I gave up on them. Then about five years ago I decided to try again, once I learned that they needed to be planted later in spring. This made all the difference in the world, since I live in an area where spring can be cool and rainy. Here are some of my zinnias.

Summer Time Flowers

       Just a few flowers from my garden this summer. The sweet peas are a variety called sweet scent and they are wonderfully scented. I also have a new micro mini rose called Lavender Lace. It's been blooming non-stop for weeks and is scented too. The sweet William, honeysuckle, other rose and peony are scented too, so you see a theme here.

Daylilly

Coral Bells

Daylily Strawberry Candy

High Scent Sweet Pea

Sweet William

Peony

Rugosa Rose 

Honeysuckle

Clematis 

Poppy

Lavender Lace Miniature rose

The International Friendship Garden

      This is a little garden that was built in 2009 right behind one of our local libraries. Even though the lighting was too bright (and it was windy) I thought I'd stop in for a few quick photos since I'd never visited in the fall before.

Autumn Colour

Here are just a few pictures I took in late October in my yard. 

Burning Bush

Morning glory flowers 

Viburnum Leaves so orderly 

Viburnum Leaves

Burning Bush

Dicentra Luxuriant still blooming

A late blooming Cosmos

Maple

September Veggies and Flowers

    Autumn is nearly here and we have finally had some much needed rain. The days are cooler too, which is much to my liking. My two cucumbers plants did really well this year, and they produced more cucumbers than we could possibly eat. I have shared and shared them with others. I think I might be known as the cucumber lady at the place where I volunteer, ha ha.
     I only grew three tomato plants this year, compared to six last year. They haven't produced as well either and I'm not sure if it was the extra heat or just the variety.                                                                   I'm growing two different types of peppers, and both of them have done well. I don't think I'll grow the little ones again because they are so packed full with seeds that there is little left to eat.
     I grew three different types of onions this year, but my favorite by far is still the basic yellow ones. They store so well that we will still be eating them next spring.
     I liked the purple flowered edible peas I grew this year as far as looks goes, but they were lacking in sweetness. I planted some lettuce for fall but I am going to let the rest of the vegetable garden rest until next year. I hope you've had a bountiful harvest this year!

Veggies from my garden

Cucumbers picked in one day

Dwarf Grey Sugar Peas

Agastache grown from seed

Acidanthera (left) and morning glory (right)

Echinachea

Dahlia Vancouver

Zinnia Profusion Rose

Zinnia Starlight Rose

Dahlia Marble Ball