Thanks to the blog Don Watcher for this tip: Get to know Toronto’s urban green spaces through one or all […]
Urban Hikes with Toronto Bruce Trail Club
Faves: Oh my darlin’ Columbine
If you have been religious about deadheading your columbines (Aquilegia), you might still be enjoying the benefits of these generous […]
A rare species (of guy)
The father of my three children isn’t a gardener. Or rather, he’s more a veggie guy than a flower guy […]
Front-Yard Veggies: More views
This is for islandgardener, who wanted a close-up of the tomato stakes in the front-yard vegetable patch I wrote about […]
Baby raccoon season in Toronto
They’re out of the nest with Mum and starting to explore. Hang on to your everything movable. They’d be evil […]
Beauty Bush: It’s called that for a reason
A tale of two beauty bushes (Kolkwitzia amabilis). This one is growing in full sun, spilling over the top of […]
Front-Yard Veggies: A garden
Please don’t think I’m all about the flowers. Walking through the neighbourhood today, I was impressed with this front-yard veggie […]
Fire and rain: I’ve seen ’em
After inadvertently toasting my Hoya this week, two days of rain have both quenched and spurred the garden. Poppies are […]