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I had a greengage for many years. What a deliciously different flavour a greengage has. They are so sweet, and almost between a really ripe...
It is very upsetting to see trees which have reached a good size at the age of thirty years or so going into rapid decline.They should be in their...
I have noticed that my rhododendrons are losing leaves much later than usual this year. Lower leaves are turning yellow and reddish, and will...
"Harry Lauders Walking Stick', the contorted hazel, is usually a grafted shrub. The contorted hazel is grafted onto a root stock which is a normal...
Try cork oak!
I am not sure where you are located, but lupins are seem to be very prone to aphids in garden situations around Vancouver. I find very few...
This may be the Carolina allspice, Calycanthus floridus Check out http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/127.htm Joan
Just to say do not forget our wonderful native flora in British Columbia. I love seeing palms etc when I go south, way south, but sword ferns,...
Coral Tree You may find the discussion on the Coral tree at this site interesting. One person does comment about annual pruning resulting in...
It is always a problem replying to someone out there in the ether! I hope you are in a warm zone... Maybe USDA Z8 as that is the zone for UBC...
Here's the link to the UBC plant introductions on this website....
It could be the annual, Nicandra physalodes, " Apple of Peru" or Shoo fly. The stems, bearing the attractive fruits are frequently used in dried...
'Autumn Magic" , by the way is pretty easy for us in Vancouver! Mine grow in partial shade and have reasonable drainage! You can get a leaflet...
This sounds like Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic' which was intoduced to the nursery trade through the University of British Columbia Botanical...
[Arisaema consanguineum is hardy to about -18 degrees Celsius (USDA Zone7) It is a bulb, and will survive most easily planted out in soil that...
I have a yellow plum planted about 28 years ago. It is quite magnificent now, with a spread of around 30 ft. The limbs are very substantial,...
In the UK during and after WWII wild rosehips were gathered on a national scale to produce rosehip syrup, supposedly, I think, a source of Vitamin C
Planting in the ground is the best option if 1) the soil drains well 2) the bed is sheltered from really cold winter winds 3) the roots have...
I have just been moving some self seeded plants of dierama today. This is a South African bulb which takes about three years to get to flowering...