If you’re a born n’ raised BC boy like me, you probably enjoy getting outdoors and camping in the summer. The lakes, the trails, the animals, the campfire, the burnt hotdogs… it’s all pretty magical. If you’re anything like me, you enjoy looking at our native flora while out in the wild. I’m always impressed [...]

And of course I am talking about the sweet aromas of spring. Hyacinths, Sarcococca (sweet box) and my personal favorite Skimmia. Skimmia is a compact, evergreen, bushy shrub with dark green foliage that provides an excellent background for the showy flowers and berries. Part sun to full shade. Skimmia japonica varieties need a male pollinator with a [...]

One of my all time favourite plants is the Rex Begonia.  They love shade so you can have them outside over the summer in a shady spot or inside the house with filtered light.  They have exciting foliage from dark purples to pink veins to light greens.  I keep mine in the house just below [...]

Heuchera has got to be my favourite plant of all time!  Grown for it’s vibrant coloured leaves, it can add contrast to any garden.  Landscapers use it since it is so easy to care for and can grow in sun or shade.  It is also called ‘coral bells’ after it’s tiny flowers that come up [...]

Everybody’s got shady spots.. here’s some great shady annuals that we carry regularily. Tuberous begonias, fibrous begonias, mimulus, fuchsias, impatiens (the BEST!), double impatiens, trailing ivy, lamium, creeping charlie, coleus… all of these things go great in shade. And the nice thing I find with shady planters/ baskets, is that you have to water way [...]