If you’ve travelled along Queen Street East, you’ve passed the white-picket fence enclosed Ashbridge Estate. This is the family homestead […]
Public Garden: Ashbridge Estate
Awards: Double-edged petals
I was thrilled on waking this morning to learn that my hosta photo had won Gold, amid stiff competition, in […]
Worth Repeating: Going Squirrelly
It’s squirrel feeder bird feeder time again. So (as Sarah has been at a seminar all day, and I have […]
TGI Friday Flowers: Spicing up the urn
A quick post to show off my fall urn, in a rather crummy photo, shot between raindrops, with frosted edges […]
Orchid Bloom: Patience Pays Off
My original plant. The offshoot came from a Keiki that grew on its old flower stalk. 2009 hasn’t been my […]
Out with old, in with new: Geranium ‘Biokovo’
As someone who has grown bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorhizzum) for many years, I’ve long admired one of its daintier hybrid […]
Tree profile: Callery Pear
Walking around the neighbourhood on a grey November day, you can’t help but notice that the Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) […]
Gardening for the (not yet) Hard of Hearing
Commenting on my Leaf Eater review, wise Pomona Belvedere of Tulips in the Woods reminded me to wear ear protection. […]