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Posted: Mar/16/2007 5:58 PM PST
. . . . . . Welcome to my [B]Gardening Photo Journal![/B] This is only my second year of gardening, and this year I thought I would share my gardening experience with you. I live in Vancouver BC, Canada. We have a wet and balmy coastal climate that gets alot of rain, and not too much sun during the winter months. Around spring things start to pick up, and it's time to prepare by doing starter plants indoors, washing last years pots out, and just alot of spring clean-up in general. I'm in the middle of a move right now. My new place will hopefully have it's own little journal, but the one that I will focusing on here is of both a roof top courtyard, and of an urban set garden among the cars and concrete of urban Vancouver that belong to some friends. Last year I had the pleasure of working with two other volunteers that have had a lifetime of gardening experience. They will be helping with the urban garden later on (which is much larger and requires more experience). But for now, I myself will be focusing on the roof top courtyard. This courtyard is all surounded by concrete, but still gets alot of sun. You can grow some nice tomatoes here, and sunflowers did pretty good last year as well. It also has some shady corners if need partial sun. The budget will be about $100(Canadian) for the whole year, so lets see how it goes! I would really love to hear any ideas you might have for this space! You may very well see your own personal touch if I follow through with your tip! Pictures will be updated whenever possible. Hopefully there will be a nice difference between now and mid summer  [B][U]March 1st, 2007[/U][/B] The first few pictures are HUGE, and they show the typical post-winter state in which I found the place. Sorry about the size! The rest of the pictures will be smaller. Attachments:      |
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Posted: Mar/16/2007 6:06 PM PST
[B][U]March 15, 2007[/U][/B] Ok, I cleaned up. Scrubbed the scum off of the floor, washed the pots, and made 3 piles: Keep, unsure, and TRASH! There were alot of stands, empty pots and potted perenials that I have no idea what they are (have to consult my two garden gurus, and maybe you guys when they start growing a little more so I can take pictures). But yeah, everything is washed down adn ready to go, I also added a few flowers as a sign of hope! Pansies and I forgot the name of the other ones but theyre sold everwhere here this time of year.....oh! Polyanthus! Attachments:      |
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Posted: Mar/17/2007 12:56 AM PST
Pansies and I forgot the name of the other ones but theyre sold everwhere here this time of year.[/quote] Stephan they are called Primrose. Yours look so good. I have not put mine outside yet and I think I better for they do like the house. Good luck with your gardening. Tina |
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Posted: Mar/17/2007 12:48 PM PST
Looking good Stephan! I can hardly wait for spring to start here! |
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Posted: Mar/17/2007 1:11 PM PST
Hey Stephen looks like the place is taking shape!! Be patient with the perennials they all have different growth and bloom times! Sometimes when I think mine are just gone.. they surprise me and take off over night! |
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Posted: Mar/17/2007 1:39 PM PST
Utilize some of your empties upside down to elevate some of your other pots if you need to. They make good tables and stay clean inside that way. It looks like you have a nice start. |
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Posted: Mar/19/2007 3:34 AM PST
polyanthus and primrose are the same family, you may have one or the other. Doesn't that feel great to get that done!!  I really need to get my back deck done, I did the front porch a while back, well not totally, still need to scrub off the dark stuff. It's on the shadey side and gets sooo dark with mossy/mildewy stuff. Can't wait to see your pictures as things progress!
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Posted: Mar/23/2007 12:25 AM PST
Update [U][B]March 22nd, 2007[/B][/U] We've been getting alot of rain here in Vancouver and it doesnt seem like it will be letting up any time soon. The soil is also still very cold and clay-like and difficult to work with. Here's the nice little weather warning I got from the weather website this morning: [I][B]Rainfall warning for: Greater Vancouver[/B][/I] [B][I]100 MM RAIN EXPECTED FOR WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. 50 TO 80 MM OF RAIN EXPECTED FOR GREATER VANCOUVER AND HOWE SOUND BY SATURDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DEPOSIT 50 TO 80 MM OF RAIN OVER GREATER VANCOUVER AND HOWE SOUND AND 100 MM OVER WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND. THE RAIN SHOULD EASE BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO WASHINGTON STATE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.[/I][/B] [B][COLOR="Red"]BLAGH![/COLOR][/B] In the meantime I will be continuing to seed more starter plants indoors untill it warms up a bit more. Happy gardening! |
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Posted: Apr/03/2007 4:23 AM PST
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Sorry if you havent seen much action lately, but I just moved and will be working on this again in the next couple weeks as it gets warmer and sunnier. Please subscribe to this thread It will get better as it gets warmer Steve |
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Posted: Apr/07/2007 1:30 AM PST
A beautiful book, which you should be able to borrow from your library, entitled "The Well Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato Aust should be able to help you with some perennial choices. Climbing roses are really good in large pots with adequate support. I would get some lumber and make some boxes that stood on the floor...with some sort of lining. In Paris I once saw in a courtyard these stainless steel boxes about one cubic meter each and they each were elevated at different heights...set up in a sculpture garden kind of way...and each had a little patch of green grass growing in it. I think that the entire box was not filled with soil, but just enough to facilitate the grass' growth. Cats like it too if you have one. Have fun! I'm fortunate enough to have a smallish patch of yard...a little more flexibility there. P.S. My husband and I garden in Michigan. ALL of the forsythia, magnolias, daffodils, crocus, opened up last Monday, then were frozen into oblivion by a 5 day arctic blast. Poor planties. |
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