Peace & hope...

...love & joy.

Best wishes to all Greens & Berries readers for a bright & shining Christmas and a balance of festive and calm during the Holidays.

Elaine

Bright red berries for the winter garden

For not completely altruistic reasons, I'd like my winter garden to be for the birds. And if not the entire balcony, at least the front portion along the railing. You see, I'll gladly provide the birds supper -- breakfast and lunch, too -- and clean up after them in exchange for a few songs. Even a chirp or head tilt will do.

Though my small balcony doesn't have room for a Mountain Ash (Sorbus), Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) or any of the other top 10 berries for birds there are pockets of empty space for compact forms of greens and berries ...

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Beyond the balcony

False Creek's sky and water, as evening and winter approach:

I've already mentioned my love for long walks around the seawall. And I think I love them at this quiet time of day and year most of all.

A big thank-you...

Something very, very nice happened to me this week & I'm feeling honoured, encouraged & grateful. So the first order of business is to say...

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Looking back...

On these first days of December I'm looking back on the past 11 months of balcony gardening. For a start, I've selected one plant portrait for each month. During the next couple of weeks, I'll write some posts about my balcony-tested favourites --  in case you'd like to try something new in your 2011 garden.

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