This week, Nova Scotia garden blogger Jodi of bloomingwriter wrote about her experience freeing a hummingbird trapped in her barn. […]
Peanut fur: Or why I grow milkweed
Doors Open: Toronto Beekeepers’ Co-op at the Don Valley Brickworks
I dropped into the Don Valley Brickworks for Doors Open this week and met with a group of bee-keepers who […]
Quick tip: Roses love bananas… or do they?
Here’s what I was going to write: Don’t toss your banana peels into the Green Bin (or even the compost […]
Yikes: Boxwood psyllids and the new pesticides ban
As it’s growing in challenging conditions, the round boxwood (Buxus) planted by my front door has always been plagued by […]
The return of the Compost Queen
My name is Helen, and I am a composter. In fact, I was once the Compost Queen, the kind of […]
Mystery iris, who are you?
[Edited update: Mystery solved. According to someone who grows this, accosted as I passed their garden while I was out […]
Eye am a camera: garden closeups
The miracle of digital SLR photography isn’t only that it helps me become a better photographer, through a 1,001 disposable […]
Be water wise: Thirteen going on 30 (degrees)
Okay, the picture exaggerates. But today we’ll get a taste of it, and tomorrow’s forecast is 30˚C and full sunshine. […]