These postings are a collection of thoughts, comments and gripes about gardening in the north, where a good year has two frost-free months, and bears and moose wandering through my country garden are a fact of life.  And the lilacs are incredible when they are in bloom, the carrots are the best in the world, Asiatic lilies and Siberian irises do spendidly, and there are “only” about 150 varietries of roses that we can grow.  Welcome to Zone 3, Prince George, B.C.