As in life, so am I when it comes to garden ornamentation: a relativist. (Even in my relativism, I’m with […]
To tchotchke or not to tchotchke
Blooms Day: Mid-July in Toronto
“Better lit than Neva” is the punchline of a long, involved story about Rasputin. I won’t go into that here. […]
Toronto garden on the newsstands
A lustworthy Toronto garden I’ve seen twice on the Riverdale garden tour – and still dream about – is the […]
Skies: That rare urban commodity
Returning to Toronto after a road trip can awaken you to the constrained view of the sky from our little […]
Edible Container Garden Show, Aug. 8th
This is the blog equivalent of a re-tweet: The Withrow Park Farmers’ Market and Toronto Balconies Bloom introduce their first […]
After you’re gone? What survives in the garden?
Poppies, Siberian Iris, Chives and Peony putting up the good fight against Big Bluestem grass There’s a saying that a […]
Love/Hate: Tawny Daylilies
I’ll own to being lazy. It’s mostly on account of my curmudgeonly front yard. I say “English cottage garden” and […]
Discovery: Cornell Campbell Farm
Edit: The pink peony we found on site is probably Cora Stubbs, an old variety, highly scented. A while back, […]