There’s something about Toronto and roses. Even the most unassuming front porch can often have an amazing display of climbing […]
What’s growing in June & July: Roses!
What’s growing in May & June: Peonies!
Really, it’s a little late in the month to be talking about peonies. But Sarah brought me a big bunch […]
On ruthlessness, or lack thereof
Dame’s rocket or Hesperis. The bees still love them. They still smell lovely in the evening. They’re still making flowers. […]
What’s growing in June: Digitalis
By dint of name alone, foxgloves are like fairy flowers. If foxes wore gloves, they might look a bit like […]
Growing in the wrong place
Everybody has one of these. Not a Nectaroscordum, though I wish. No, I mean a plant growing in exactly the […]
“The lemon lilies are in bloom again…”
At this time of year, the words above go through my mind, and often pass my lips, in a bad […]
Just because it’s June, June, June!
Now that the crazy humidity has eased off, I could actually go out and look in the garden – to […]
What’s growing in May & June: Alliums!
You don’t like dancing with crazy Ted, he’s always jumping on your head? But, oooooooo, you love onions? Join the […]