Tofino

Nestled between rainforest and the open ocean, Tofino’s vantage at the edge of the Pacific Ocean on Vancouver Island is wild, wet and green. While many of us eagerly navigate the winding highway to reach more...

Contained beauty

Like a welcome spring tonic, this invigorating, deer-resistant early-spring combo leaves you nothing to do but make yourself a cup of tea, then enjoy. All potmates are hardy to zone 4; each drought-tolerant member of more...

A Frillitaria with a Checkered Past

Flowers with square markings are rare in the plant world, so checkered lily (Fritillaria meleagris, zone 3) has caught the eye of gardeners since Tudor times. more...

Plants That Love Rain

I am one of those people who smiles when it rains. It’s such an important part of this province – without it we wouldn’t have our wonderful green forests and lush gardens. The past few more...

One step at a time

It took 12 years of working in fits and starts, with a strict budget, but a West Vancouver couple now enjoys the rewards of their revitalized home and garden, and especially their beautifully transformed deck. more...

Springtime Blues: Blue Flowers

Layers of blue flowers can indulge their passion in these brilliantly coloured harbingers of spring. more...

Novitiate Garden at St. Ann's Academy

A Victoria garden designer rediscovers an intriguing piece of our local religious past through the remaking of the historic Novitiate Garden at St. Ann’s Academy. more...

Wallflowers

The very mention of wallflower conjures up memories of warm, late spring days during my childhood years growing up in Hampshire. There were several old homes around then with slightly dilapidated brick-walled gardens. In early more...

Magnificent Magnolias

Graceful in shape throughout the year, they hold their great chalices of bloom defiantly against pale, rain-washed skies, lifting the spirits of every gardener who longs for an end to winter gloom. more...

White Magic

Tiny snowdrops have a perfect sense of drama. Long before their flamboyant colleagues, such as the crocus, daffodil and tulip, steal the spring garden show, these humble bells take it upon themselves to ring in more...