Summer Solstice Fair on at The Camellia

Today is Summer Solstice - a celebration of the beginning of Summer! 

Around this time in our Garden, a Danish white Rose blooms, filling the area behind our shop with that heady Rose scent which is missing in hothouse Roses. We have been so busy that I almost missed seeing all the blooms. 

From a couple of cuttings bought at a yard sale to a massive profusion of stems and blooms...this Rose spreads quickly. At the back of our shop is a wild tangled mess of grapevine, this Rose, and hops. 

Bees fly among the blossoms, collecting pollen.

A handful of blooms picked to float in water in a glass square, a simple, yet effective Summer centrepiece. 

Enjoy the Summer Solstice, make sure to get outside and enjoy the weather!
You are invited to our Summer Solstice Fair on at The Camellia this weekend, Fri. June 24th. 11- 8p. Sat. June 25th. 11-5, & Sunday June 26th. 12-5p.
Exciting new arrivals - comfy leggings & Summer scarves.
Hand-made Pottery.

Sunny Days , or lack thereof...

For those of us that live Up North, we wait for a very, very, very  long time for Summer. Now we are stuck in what seems like day after day of rain and more rain. We are trying to practice gratefulness for the rain.

Most of us just want to get our plants planted, our gardens weeded, our grass cut....  When we're feeling blah it's nice to look at photos from our holidays, to cheer us up and remind ourselves the rain will stop, and the sun will come out. Here are some flowering Rhodos. 

Who can't wait to sit by the Lake, and enjoy the clear water, and the sound of the water splish-splashing on the rocks?

The Joy of being able to sit outdoors and just relax, maybe read a book or 2. 

Camellia blooms....so pretty.

Spanish Lavender in full bloom. 

The Joy of a Garden ... here is to blue skies and Sunshine!

Visit The Camellia, at 30, Hacquoil Rd. Open Wed. 11-5, Thurs. 12-5. Fri. & Sat. 11-5. Sunday 12-5.

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Shopping for plants in Antigua, West Indies

Today we are heading to a Plant Nursery in Antigua, to get some more plants for a friend's garden. Here is a lovely Hibiscus plant, they are available in many colours, the most common variety being red. We used to have  a 6ft. Hibiscus hedge around our yard in Guyana, South Amercia.

Most tropical flowering plants are brightly coloured, as is everything in the Tropics. 

This large tree is quite stunning, never mind all of the plants around it.

Maidenhair ferns, these are easy to grow in the Tropics. I must confess they are tough to grow in North America, 

In the Tropics, we grow Orchids in the air, like a hanging plant, Today we are here to buy Orchids to plant on my friend's dock, so I must stop gawking at everything, and help her choose from this wide variety. 

Visit The Camellia, for Caribbean inspired Tropical decor. 

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Spring Plants on Vancouver Island, Art Knapp Part 2

Spring comes a lot earlier to Vancouver Island, today we're continuing our photo tour of Flowering bushes and plants. Here in Thunder Bay, the buds on the Apple trees are just starting to show some colour. 

The Rhodos were in full bloom when we visited. Most of the bushes were loaded with blooms.

Climbing Clematis Vines. 

Of course, if we lived on the Island, I would definitely be at Art Knapp buying plants. 

White Dogwood trees are even growing in the wild.  

Do plan a Visit to The Camellia, we have no Rhodos, but our Flowering crabapple trees will soon be in bloom. We have Camp decor, Lake decor, Mosquito nets, No-see-um Nets, and much more! Cottage/chalky Paint , Serenity Paint for indoors and out. We are running Beginners' Cottage Paint classes on May 26, and May 27.

OPEN Wed. 11-5, Thurs. 12-5, Fri. & Sat. 11-5, and Sunday 12-5p 

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