PINK MONKEY FLOWER

Planted in a ball of moss it produces flowers annually. Its a favourite wildflower, found along moist seepages and streams in the mountains. I need to identify the cream coloured plant - anyone know?

For some, summer means rolling in the grass

 This is Morgan, on Wigeon Creek, north of  the Pitt River in British Columbia.

SUMMER MEANS WATERING!

And it means growth, feeding, flowering, fruiting, wiring and pruning! 

JUNIPER IN AN UNGLAZED POT

More recent work.

This Juniper is shown here two years ago after a year in training.  It was a collected  garden plant.its showing a lot of new growth here.  Recently I put it in a new pot of mine and changed its position to show off the trunk line and deadwood. I'll have photos of it for my next post.

A White Pine repotted into an unglazed pot of my design

SPRING TIME MEANS REPOTTING

...and there is a lot of it to do.  I repotted several trees for clients into my pots.  I'm also getting a lot of my own trees into their new pots.  Its always exciting to see the change in the image of a tree placed into a new pot that complements it. The bigger trees I've moved from their nursery pots and put into shallower wooden boxes.  Those that have been in training boxes for the last few years can now go into proper pots.  Some trees just need a different look. 

This Scots Pine has been worked on through part of the last two growing seasons and got a new pot last week.  Still needs a few years to develop and refine yet.

Deep snow covers the garden

Cold Arctic air meets moist Pacific air and the result is snow.  Its gone now and the stars are out tonight.  Sunshine tomorrow.