Dirty Knees Plants

Our daughter Robyn, ( who resides in Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, Nunavut ), has been sending us some beautiful photos of the tundra in bloom. It is a very short blooming period but creates a huge tapestry of multiple colours and foliage textures. 🌼🌸

Part 2 of Susan and Roelof’s Qualicum garden.🌼🌸

We were so excited for the opportunity to tour the beautiful gardens of our friends Susan and Roelof in Qualicum, B.C. Every plant is so happy and healthy! I’m
sure that Susan’s artistic abilities has a great deal to do with such a delightful garden design. Not to forget Roelof’s strong back and keen eye to detail that makes it a real joy to go for a garden stroll! 🌼🌸 I’ve divided the photos into two postings.

For anyone that is interested…the episode of Visionary Gardeners that showcases our gardens and a lovely garden in Victoria is now available to view online until the end of the month. I’m not able to share on here but you can google Visionary Gardeners and click on episode 302 to watch the entire 1/2 hour program.🌼🌸

I just discovered this very pleasant surprise in our Primula japonica garden. A very old plant of Meconopsis ormswell just produced 2 very different coloured flowers on the same bloom stem! Thrilling…🌼🌸

Our friends Ron and Rea invited us to their Garden Party.. in the F***y Bay Area. What a great time we had! It was the year’s end potluck dinner and awards for the NRS ( Nanaimo Rhododendron Society ). We and a few members of the other Rhododendron clubs were also invited to join in the fun. Lots of good food, people, conversation and a wonderful garden to enjoy. It was nice to meet up with friends we hadn’t seen for awhile and to talk plants with other likeminded visitors! I only had a chance to get a few photos as I was too busy socializing!🌼🌸

Our DirtyKneesPlants gardens will be one of the gardens featured on the June 15 2026 episode 302🌼🌸