Mixed daffodils and jonquils at Chapel House, Rydal
By some enormous stroke of good luck, a few days before the Daffodils at Rydal event, someone asked Paul what his favourite plants were. By even better luck, one of the three plants that came into his mind happened Continue reading
Isopogon anethifolius at Muogamarra Nature Reserve
I’d been feeling a little jealous of WA’s indigenous flora after our trip to Perth, but by a stroke of good luck, last weekend I experienced some of the best that New South Wales has to offer. Seeing them Continue reading
The wonderful Banksia menziesii flower, in Bold Park, WA
Stepping into Bold Park was quite an assault on the senses. An incredibly pleasant assault, I might add. It’s just seven kilometres from the centre of Perth, but this huge, 437 hectare, A-class protected Continue reading
Sunrise at Cottesloe Beach, Perth
I know, I’m all very dramatic. But plants and natural beauty do genuinely blow my mind sometimes. And over the weekend anniversary of my now one year old blog, as if there was ever any doubt, WA Continue reading
Livingstone Lake and Fountain at VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
According to Wikipedia, the role of a botanical garden is “to maintain documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific research, conservation, display and education“. I’d always wondered Continue reading
A twisted tree frames the Nitobe Japanese Garden, Vancouver
If you follow my blog regularly, you’ll know that, whilst almost all gardens capture my imagination, the ones that I am most likely to fall head over heels in love with are those with plenty of Continue reading
The stunning, new, Barangaroo Reserve
I was super, super excited to be invited on a tour of the not-yet-open Barangaroo Reserve, in inner city Sydney, by the Horticultural Media Association Continue reading
Herbaceous border at Government House, British Columbia
I don’t think I’ve ever thought of a garden as ‘painterly’ before. Often words come into my head as I walk around gardens and I later look them up to see if they really are the most appropriate. The definition I found Continue reading
Wildflowers, grasses and glaciers at Lake Louise
Canadian summers are pretty short. Charlotte, a keen gardener from Edmonton, described to me the snow cover from November to March and the frost free growing season of Continue reading
Driftwood and shells on the beach at our hotel in Tlell
Sitting off the west coast of Canada, with Alaska in sight, is the beautiful Haida Gwaii. Consisting of approximately 150 islands, across a total landmass similar to Continue reading
Janna Schreier Garden Design 