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BC Camping Plant-Life

Chris — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:33:40 +0000

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 by the vast varieties of ferns and conifers in our forests. I would always recommend planting a few native plants in your garden since they require little to no care and tend to grow quickly. “No care” is a magical set of words to the typical BC gardener!

Something sweet this way comes…

Tia — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:08:28 +0000

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 female plant in order to produce berries. Male plants are slightly larger than female plants and have much large flower cluster. Where as Skimmia reevesiana is a very attractive dwarf variety that is self-pollinating.

Mr. Rex

Holly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:09:37 +0000

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 the window sill in a terra cotta pot with evenly moist soil and he just loves it. I tried having him on the window sill but it was too much light for him and his leaf edges got a bit burnt. He even flowers a little white flower sometimes if he’s feeling good! He adds some interesting colour to my indoor plant table, away from the same old green.

Heuchera!

Holly — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:16:14 +0000

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 in Summer. The flowers are insignificant and is mostly used for the awesome foliage.

Shady BC Gardens

Cam — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:33:47 +0000

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 less… bonus!