This Back Row is in the process of adjustment. The gate to get into the garden at the top of the picture has the herb section to the left and to the right of the gate is a Potato Vine  climbing up the side. The small box next to it has 4 delphiniums in it.  The large bed in the front  has Russian Kale growing  along the length  of the bed.  The 4 small beds

 contain Artichokes at one end and Russian Kale at the other.

2011 Upper Section-Middle Row

Between the Front Rows and the Middle Rows you will see Lavender and Rose Bushes .  The first bed on the inside of the fence has my herbs, onions and garlic. There are flowers on the far left of the bed. Carnation,Baby's Breath,Shooting Star,and Crocosmia.  There are some Everbearing Strawberries in the 2nd bed at the moment.  You will notice 3 blue boxes at the end of the middle section. The box closest to the front is a fig tree that I bought late last year in Vancouver.  The middle box contains a Cox's Orange Pippen Apple and the last is a Hazel Tree.

2011 Upper Section-Front Row

All the  beds in the garden had cardboard boxes placed down first to prevent the grass from coming through.  The soil is mixed with leaves, home-made  compost and manure.  There are 3 small beds outside the fence.  This first bed has rhubarb  and shasta daisies in it  Between the small beds are daylilies that are protected from the deer with wire fencing.  The middle box has Iris' and the last small box has rhubarb plants in it as well.

2011 Lower Section

This is the lower part with 3 fruit trees.  The farthest back is a Red Delicious Apple, the middle tree is an Italian Plum, and the closest tree is a McIntosh Apple.

Hello Everyone,
I have decided to start this blog up as a way to document my successes  and failures  in the garden for all to see.  We live on the east side of Vancouver Island just north of Nanaimo, BC and are very fortunate to be able to garden all year round. I am a regular  person loving my regular garden and hope you enjoy watching the  changes over the seasons with me.