Tall Bearded Iris are perfect tall cut flowers for today’s vase.
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Silent Sunday
Alliums Rule!
Spectacular Mums I’ll Likely Never Grow
The annual chrysanthemum show at Toronto’s Allan Gardens Conservatory has some spectacular and colourful blooms.
Six on Saturday. Summer Sunshine
Although we’re only a few weeks into ‘official’ summer, it’s been so hot and humid it feels like August. Until yesterday, that is, following a cold front that swept in overnight and pushed the humidity away, leaving cool breezes and perfect gardening weather. To see Sixes from around the world head on over to The […]
My Favourite Rock
One of the first big landscaping things we did when we started to sink roots into The County was buy this big limestone boulder. We generally call it The Rock, and wanted to use it as a quasi headstone for the ashes of our beloved dog, a black Lab named Bogart, who had recently and […]
What the Bunnies Eat
We have lots of rabbits around the County. I see them every year, all summer long, hopping into the tall grass along side roads, or in the middle of the driveway at night, eyes bright and ears tall in the headlights before they disappear into the shadows. What I mostly see in winter are trails […]
