Back in April 2017 I had been invited by Jean-Martin Fortier to give a seminar on perennial vegetables to the staff of La Ferme des Quatre Temps, an […]
walks
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Edimentals in Stanley Park, Vancouver
I took the ferry across from Vancouver Island to the city of Vancouver. I’ve already posted a lot of pictures of the birds of fabulous Stanley Park, a […]
Ecohouses / Fruit / Nursery / Perennial vegetables
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Eco-sense
After our visit to the Government House garden, Solara Goldwynn took me on a visit to an amazing inspiring ecohouse, gardens and perennials nursery in the Highlands area […]
Edimentals / Garden tour
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Governor’s House Garden in Victoria BC
Continuing with another garden I visited in Victoria BC, Canada! My host Solara Goldwynn took me on a quick visit to the Government House Garden (from 1911) on […]
Botanical Garden / Garden tour
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Edibles in the Abkhazi Gardens in Victoria BC
The next garden I visited in Victoria BC on 1st April 2017! The Abkhazi Gardens were created by Prince Nicholas Abkhazi from Georgia and his wife from 1947, […]
Botanical Garden / Edimentals / Garden tour
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Walk and talk at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
So much has happened this year that I haven’t had time to blog about several places I’ve visited this year….with a bit more time now I’m returning to […]
Wild Edibles / wild flowers
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Fawn lilies and Camas in Victoria
My first day in Victoria and Vancouver Island, BC was a mixed one. As this was probably my only chance I decided to go to the Butchart Gardens, […]
Course / Talks
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Mini tour of Canada
Thanks to my long-term “virtual” friend, vegetable and fertilizer innovator extraodinaire Michel Lachaume, I have been invited by well-known Québécois farmer and author Jean-Martin Fortier to hold a […]