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CHEERS: Here’s to all the great times we had together. It was a blast.
We've done 32 garden tours over the past 10 years. It's been great fun. We have had many, many party times with friends on trips. It has been a blast! Here's to the happy...
COMPANIONS: Look who travelled with us over the years
Dozens of people have travelled with us over the years - to China, South Africa, Japan, France, Italy, England, Ireland, Spain and on and on. We have done a total of 32 tours. Each...
15-day tour of Ireland was a huge success with spectacular scenery and visits to...
My 15-day Ireland Grand Circle Tour was inspired by the desire to see more of Ireland - the parts we missed on our first Ireland tour in 2017.Seven years ago, we visited beautiful gardens...
Only a few weeks to the start of our Grand Ireland Circle Tour
It is only a few weeks now until the start of our fabulous 15-day Ireland Grand Circle Tour which will start in Dublin on Oct. 1. (THIS TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUT)The tour will sweep...
Beautiful Cities Tour was one of the best with fun everyday
Our 13-day Beautiful Cities Tour to Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Bratislava was a great success with everyone returning home happy and healthy after what was an exciting and action-packed trip. It was our 31st tour...
Into glorious, refined Vienna for the last of our Beautiful Cities Tour
After a splendid last night in Prague when we went to Reduta, a famous jazz club, for a night of Billie Holiday music, we headed out of the city for Vienna.
But first, we stopped...
Into Prague for lovely music, great food and beautiful architecture
We travelled in a luxury double-decker coach from Berlin to Prague, stopping on the way in Dresden where we had a splendid lunch and time to shop and look around.Dresden was tragically bombed during...
More fun days in Berlin ending with a rousing beer party
Our last few days in Berlin were spent visiting Museum Island in the centre of the city.We also took the train to Charlottenburg Palace on the outskirts of Berlin and also enjoyed an open-top...
Beautiful Cities Tour starts with days of delight in Berlin
The Beautiful Cities Tour got off to a great start this week with all of us arriving in Berlin for the start of a fabulous trip that will take us to Prague and Vienna...
Come with us to Ireland on this exciting 15-day Grand Circle Tour
Today, I am delighted to announced the official launch of my 15-day Ireland Grand Circle Tour.It will start in Dublin on Oct. 1 and circle around the picturesque south coast and along the sensational west coast...
COMING SOON: THE GRAND CIRCLE TOUR OF IRELAND
In 2017, I visited Ireland with friends, after being in England’s Lake District and North Wales.From Dublin, we went down the east coast to Wexford and Waterford, seeing some fabulous gardens on the way.It...
Our beautiful cities tour 2024: Berlin to Prague to Vienna plus Bratislava
My next garden tour-adventure will be a 13-day Beautiful Cities Tour from May 17-29, starting in Berlin, then moving on to Prague and concluding in Vienna with a side trip to Bratislava in Slovakia.(AS...
Farewell Larry Wick: We’re all far richer for having known you
My dear friend and travel companion Larry Wick, one of North Vancouver’s most well-known gardeners, has died at the age of 99.
Larry in Hong Kong on his way with us to Myanmar
Larry travelled with...
Tour to Southern England and Channel Islands was awesome
My garden tour to Southern England and the Channel Islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Sark began in London on May 14. It was my 30th garden tour and the seventh one to England.
Enjoying a...
Come with us to Southern England and the Channel Islands next May
Our next garden tour adventure will be to Southern England and the Channel Islands from May 14 to 27, 2023.Many people have already booked a spot on this tour but there is still time...
Sicily-Malta Tour 2022: Glorious to be back travelling
My garden tour of Sicily and Malta began on Sept.18, 2022, in Palermo. It was our 29th tour, the eighth one to Italy. The tour was everything - and more - than I was...
Yes, it’s safe to travel and see more of the wonderful world
For the past three weeks I’ve been travelling with my wife, Loraine, and some good friends in Italy and Malta. We travelled without any problems whatsoever. No Covid infections. No lost luggage. No injuries. No...
Tale of Two Tours: Sicily-Malta & Southern England/Channel Islands
Today, I’m pleased to announce two unique international garden tours - a 15-day one to Sicily and Malta in September, and a 14-day trip to Southern England and the Channel Islands in May, 2023.
They...
Travelling in a Covid world: Follow the rules and have fun
We’ve just got back from a 16-day trip to Spain and England. So how hard was it, travelling in these Covid-scary times?Well, the first issue we had to deal with was literally making sure...
Remembering all the great plants I used to grow for fun and novelty
I went to my local garden centre the other day, looking for my favourite variety of begonia, Belleconia. I was hoping to buy yellow ones to fill a window box
I grew Belleconia once, a...
