Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

Well I think that's enough of the garden for now.  For the next little while you can join me on some of my expeditions around here.  By ...

At this time of year we have a bright splash of orange/yellow Elephant Ears at the back of one garden patch, where it's shaded most of t...

I seem to be on a roll with pictures of the garden, and soon enough the colour will be fading, so here are a selection of the more colourful...

Frustrated birders refer to those small unidentified sparrows that flit through the bushes as 'Little Brown Jobbies'.  I refer to th...

Our colourful Heleniums are undoubtedly my favourite late summer or early fall flower.  They are just so bright and varied, and form a brigh...

The garden is actually looking a little ragged at this time of year.  But among it all there are beautiful flowers worth a close look.  Here...