All high resolution garden photos on this site are from the garden my wife Patricia started in 1995 in Edmonton Alberta. This garden website and the flower pictures are my memorial to her.

When my wife passed away in 2000, I was left with a choice of learning to garden or stopping. I made the commitment and built a small greenhouse that fall.

I am hopeful that visitors to this website will try some of the tips. They work well. This garden was her passion and I promised to take care of it for her. I know she is watching and helping it grow.

Gardening advice is based on maintaining several varieties of plants over the past 9 years. Experience and research provides knowledge.

I collect my own seeds. I do not use herbicides or pesticides and have learned over the years that they are actually not needed. Flower beds are now completely free of chickweed and other unwanted invaders. Healthy plants resist insects naturally.

All bedding plants are started from cuttings and seeds picked throughout the year. Some of the tropical plants, perennials and bulbs were started by Patricia almost 15 years ago. The secret to gardening is location, timing and TLC.

I am a firm believer in green gardening and do not use herbicides or pesticides. There are many natural cures on the internet. It is only through experimenting that the best green gardening methods come to light. Chemicals harm our health and environment for decades.