BC Living
Embark on Culinary Adventures: 5 Must-Try Solo Dining Experiences Around BC
You Gotta Try this in April 2024
English Muffins – From Scratch
4 Tips on Balancing a Nutritious Diet with a Side of Indulgence
Choosing Connection: A BC Family Day Pledge to Prioritize Presence Over Plans
Embracing Plant-Based Living this Veganuary and Beyond
Inviting the Steller’s Jay to Your Garden
6 Budget-friendly Holiday Decor Pieces
Dream Home: $8 Million for a Modern Surprise
Travel Light, Travel Right: Minimalist Packing Tips for Solo Explorers
A Solo Traveller’s Guide to Cozy Accommodations
Local Getaway: Relax at a Hidden Cabin along Jordan River
Films and TV Series that Inspire Solo Travel
B.C. Adventures: Our picks for April
Cooking Classes
Sḵwálwen Botanicals – Changing the Face of Skincare
Culinary Fashion: What to wear on “Foodie Field Trips”
Freshen Up your Skincare this Spring with these 9 BC Based Skincare Products
All roses listed are hardy to zone 5 Margaret’s collection of David Austin roses stands at around a dozen different cultivars. Here are her comments on some favourites:
‘Abraham Darby’ (huge peach-coloured flowers) – “It flops, but it’s such a beautiful flower.”
‘Gertrude Jekyll’ (pink) and ‘Perdita’ (pearly white) – “They are both so healthy.”
‘Graham Thomas’ (tall and vigorous with rich gold flowers) – “Simply the best.”
‘Heritage’ (powder pink) and ‘Mary Rose’ (darker pink) – “They blend beautifully with hardy geraniums and pink and white peonies.”
‘L.D. Braithwaite’ (red) – “Although it has weird leaves that crinkle up as they mature, it is constantly in flower. ‘The Prince’ is a richer red, but a weaker plant.”
‘Windrush’ (pale yellow, single-flowered) – “Better than the more popular ‘Golden Wings’ for me.”
Roses and lavender are not the only plants to contribute their perfume to Margaret’s garden. Other choices for fragrance as well as beauty include:
Honeysuckle – Lonicera periclymenum ‘Belgica,’ L. japonica ‘Halliana’ and L. japonica ‘Purpurea’ (all zone 6)
Jasmine – Jasminum officinale (zone 7)
Lilac, common or French – Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’ (zone 4)
Lilac, dwarf Korean lilac – Syringa pubescens ssp. patula ‘Miss Kim’ (zone 5)
Mock orange – Philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’ (zone 5), P. coronarius and P. coronarius ‘Aureus’ (both zone 3)
Viburnum – Viburnum x juddii and V. carlesii ‘Aurora’ (both zone 5)