Calgary Garden Coach

sparklers!

I took this photo last week-end before the Chinook blew through - it is ornamental allium 'Purple Sensation' seedheads in my Adventure Garden.  One of my all-time favourite plants and the kids love them too.  If you don't have any, put them on your bulb list for next fall.  Here are some pictures of them in their full purple glory in spring.

If, at this time of year, you're thinking that maybe you should have a few more plants in your garden that stay standing and looking good throughout the winter, go to my 'Winter Interest' category and scroll down for ideas... and start planning for next year!

snow in the butterfly potager: hops, monarda (bee balm) and solidago (goldenrod)

winter garden to-do list: snow farming

Winter finally hit Calgary this week - I walk to work and I finally had to dig out my gloves and hat a couple of days ago!  It has been a long, mild fall so I'm not complaining one bit.  I'm extremely busy in other parts of my life right now (job, family, gearing up for Christmas) so it's actually nice to take an enforced break from gardening.  I will start blogging more again in the new year.

In the meantime, there's not a lot to do in the garden these days except shovel snow.  Remember to shovel it onto your garden, not the street where it will be wasted...

...even my three-year-old knows that!  (I don't usually post photos of my kids but you can barely see her in this one anyway so I figured it was OK!)  She's a great little helper!