Author: Vancouver
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Where Are the Colours?
Where are the colours! They are everywhere.Whether we are looking at fall colours from a distance or close-up, fall’s palette is truly magical, a blend of blue mountains and waters, […]
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Fall+Winter Hummingbird Feeding Tips
Feeding Hummingbirds in Fall & Winter Did you know: Only feed with regular white table sugar, not brown or organic sugar. The molasses, and the iron it contains, may be […]
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A Different Aesthetic for Plants in France in September
I study trees, dendrology, as a tree enthusiast. I am particularly interested in the features of different tree species and how helpful these features are for identifying one tree species […]
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Flowers during the Heat of Summer
Most trees have blossomed by now, though a handful more blossom each month, mostly because they are ornamentals and come from somewhere else. And some shrubs are still in bloom. […]
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Flowers Blooming in July
As a Vancouver Park Board gardener shared with me the other day, all plants are now showing some form of stress because of the ongoing heat, relentless sunshine, and drought. […]
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June Is Abloom
Roses, roses everywhere, but ne’er a scent of fragrance. How did it happen that roses have become more and more beautiful while all the while becoming less and less fragrant? […]
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A May Full of Perfect Flowers and Pollen Cones
Do we have enough terms for green? Spring green. Lime green. Mint green. Olive green. Sage green. Forest green. Chartreuse. Moss green. Sea green. Pea green. We need them right […]
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Blossoms in April
Before last year’s leaves have fallen from the young European beech trees on my street, before the Gunnera manicata, Brazilian giant-rhubarb, has completely unfolded even one of its new prickly […]
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Blooming in March
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd. A host, of golden daffodils There I was, […]