This year, the Perennial Plant Association has chosen the beautiful Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, golden Japanese fountain grass, as its Perennial […]
What you should know about the Perennial Plant of 2009
Planting Heirloom Sweet Peas “How-To”: Father Cupani’s
Purple and pink Cupani’s Original are one of the best varieties to grow. I’d say it is the most intensely […]
The importance of being urn-y
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s an on-again, off-again winter-spring thing happening this year. What’s more, the winter weather isn’t […]
Winnowing out the squirrels? Ushering in the cardinals? I have hope!
I made a trip out to a great resource for bird feeding in Toronto yesterday, a store in north Toronto […]
Snowdrop sighting 2009
February 25th. That’s the earliest snowdrop this year amongst my usually fearless few. In other years, I’ve had snowdrops as […]
The Science of Scented Plants: More complicated than you might think
After discovering Richter’s Herbs yesterday I did some web searching and found a wealth of material on-line from Conrad Richter, […]
Winter Escapes: A Trip to Richter’s Nursery in Goodwood
It being Reading Week I was hoping for a getaway. In the weeks coming up to this one I indulged […]
A Shot of Colour: A Single Geranium on a Windowsill
A geranium in a 4 inch pot has popped out one bloom in these lengthening days in late February. I […]