Welcome to the Duchess of Dirt’s website and the venue for our show garden at
Growing Concern Cottage Garden!
August 2024
Garden visits are now by appointment through the month of August.
Please contact me through the Contact page to book your visit date and time.
Interested in hearing about what is happening at Growing Concern Cottage Garden and learning interesting facts about plants, insects, diseases and other garden-worthy tidbits on a monthly basis? Subscribe to my monthly newsletter called Toil ‘n’ Trowel in the sidebar on the right to receive your copy.
Note: There was a problem with the Subscriber process in July so if you are a new subscriber and did not receive my July 2024 Toil ‘n’ Trowel newsletter, please contact me and I will ensure you are added to the Subscriber email list and receive the July newsletter.
Please note: I am the only “Duchess of Dirt” in British Columbia and there are only two of us in Canada.
I am a gardener, writer, and educator. “Duchess of Dirt” is my pen name.
Feel free to check out the items under the various Menu Buttons which will provide you with a more intimate peek at the plants and wildlife in our Zone 7a garden, located in the maritime Pacific Northwest. More specifically…we are nestled in rural Black Creek under the shadow of the renowned ski hill, Mt. Washington, within the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
Most of the photos on my website were taken by my photographer husband…John – the Duke of Compost…who is also a bona fide plant-aholic gardening nut same as me. The others… especially most of the insect ones…are mine.
We hope you enjoy the journey.
Leslie and John Cox
Growing Concern Cottage Garden
7896 Fairview Rd
Black Creek, BC V9J 1G5
