Garden Story Index
(under construction)
October 15, 2021: Scarlet Oak Mystery Solved! - J.D. Raulston, Calycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
October 8, 2021: Missing Magnolias - Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia macrophylla
October 1, 2021: 'Windthrow' - Windstorms, Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
September 24, 2021: Summer Drought and Fall Storms - Pinus heldreichii 'Compact Gem' (Bosnian Pine), Urban Tree List
September 17, 2021: 'Hairy Balls' in the Garden - Gomphocarpus physocarpus
September 10, 2021: Harvesting Quinoa - Chenopodium quinoa
September 3, 2021; The Colour Purple in the Garden - Rosa spinosissima (Burnet or Scots Rose), Phytolacca (Pokeweed), Sambucus (Elderberry)
August 27, 2021: The Mystery of the Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea
August 20, 2021: An Allium Mystery
August 13, 2021: 'Mediterranean' Lower Mainland - Lavender & Lavandula
August 6, 2021: Sunflower Garden: History and Heliotropism
July 30, 2021: Gardener Walk with Miguel - Vegetables, Alma VanDusen, Sunflowers, Maze, Stone Garden
July 23, 2021: The Genus Silene - Rose Campion, Donkeys
July 16, 2021: Bad Hair Day in the Garden - Monarda 'Jacob Cline', Astrantia 'Shaggy', Leonotis 'Savannah Sunset
July 9, 2021: Salmonberries and Salmon Runs - Rubus spectabilis
June 18, 2021: Father Goose in the Garden - Canada Geese, Ducks, 'Gang Brood'
June 11, 2021: Very 'Old' Roses - Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose), R. woodsii (Wood's Rose), R. acicularis, (Prickly Rose)
June 4, 2021: Georges Bugnet and His Roses - Rosa 'Thérèse Bugnet
May 28, 2021: Real-Deal Wasabi - Wasabia japonica
May 14, 2021: Suzanne Simard and Birches - Betula papyrifera, Betula nana, dwarf birch, paperbark birch
May 7, 2021: Every Day is Mother's Day in the Forest - Suzanne Simard, Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii
April 30, 2021: Happy May(apple) Day - Podophyllum peltatum, Mayapple
April 23, 2021: 'Hot' Magnolias - Thermogenesis
April 9, 2021: Flowering Cherries - Prunus, David Lam
April 2, 2021: Hellebore Hybrids, A Brief History - Helleborus
March 26, 2021: Garden in March-Mellow Yellow
March 19, 2021: Rhododendron Indiana Jones? - George Forrest
March 12, 2021: Happy St. Patrick's Day - Brian Boru oak, Ogham writing system
March 5, 2021: A Quiet Winter Bloomer - Parrottia persica
February 26, 2021: Temperate Rainforests 101 - Blechnum spicant, Polystichum munitum, ferns
February 19, 2021: Flowering Rhodos in Mid-winter?! - Rhododendron rirei, Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson
February 12, 2021: Kissing Cousins of the Tree World - Inosculation, Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'
February 5, 2021: Plantswoman Close to Home - Else Frye, Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth'
October 8, 2021: Missing Magnolias - Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia macrophylla
October 1, 2021: 'Windthrow' - Windstorms, Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
September 24, 2021: Summer Drought and Fall Storms - Pinus heldreichii 'Compact Gem' (Bosnian Pine), Urban Tree List
September 17, 2021: 'Hairy Balls' in the Garden - Gomphocarpus physocarpus
September 10, 2021: Harvesting Quinoa - Chenopodium quinoa
September 3, 2021; The Colour Purple in the Garden - Rosa spinosissima (Burnet or Scots Rose), Phytolacca (Pokeweed), Sambucus (Elderberry)
August 27, 2021: The Mystery of the Scarlet Oak - Quercus coccinea
August 20, 2021: An Allium Mystery
August 13, 2021: 'Mediterranean' Lower Mainland - Lavender & Lavandula
August 6, 2021: Sunflower Garden: History and Heliotropism
July 30, 2021: Gardener Walk with Miguel - Vegetables, Alma VanDusen, Sunflowers, Maze, Stone Garden
July 23, 2021: The Genus Silene - Rose Campion, Donkeys
July 16, 2021: Bad Hair Day in the Garden - Monarda 'Jacob Cline', Astrantia 'Shaggy', Leonotis 'Savannah Sunset
July 9, 2021: Salmonberries and Salmon Runs - Rubus spectabilis
June 18, 2021: Father Goose in the Garden - Canada Geese, Ducks, 'Gang Brood'
June 11, 2021: Very 'Old' Roses - Rosa nutkana (Nootka Rose), R. woodsii (Wood's Rose), R. acicularis, (Prickly Rose)
June 4, 2021: Georges Bugnet and His Roses - Rosa 'Thérèse Bugnet
May 28, 2021: Real-Deal Wasabi - Wasabia japonica
May 14, 2021: Suzanne Simard and Birches - Betula papyrifera, Betula nana, dwarf birch, paperbark birch
May 7, 2021: Every Day is Mother's Day in the Forest - Suzanne Simard, Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii
April 30, 2021: Happy May(apple) Day - Podophyllum peltatum, Mayapple
April 23, 2021: 'Hot' Magnolias - Thermogenesis
April 9, 2021: Flowering Cherries - Prunus, David Lam
April 2, 2021: Hellebore Hybrids, A Brief History - Helleborus
March 26, 2021: Garden in March-Mellow Yellow
March 19, 2021: Rhododendron Indiana Jones? - George Forrest
March 12, 2021: Happy St. Patrick's Day - Brian Boru oak, Ogham writing system
March 5, 2021: A Quiet Winter Bloomer - Parrottia persica
February 26, 2021: Temperate Rainforests 101 - Blechnum spicant, Polystichum munitum, ferns
February 19, 2021: Flowering Rhodos in Mid-winter?! - Rhododendron rirei, Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson
February 12, 2021: Kissing Cousins of the Tree World - Inosculation, Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'
February 5, 2021: Plantswoman Close to Home - Else Frye, Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth'