Transplanting A Rambling Rose
Eventually, I will learn to take Before photos. Anyway, my backyard is half of a larger backyard, and the part behind mine isn’t used or gardened by the other tenants. In the distant past, someone...
View ArticleOntario beekeepers want pesticide ban as hive populations decline
Reblogged from Metro News: Dan Davidson’s bees are dying, and by the thousands. “I was hoping this wouldn’t happen again this year,” said Davidson, a farmer near London, Ont. “But it is and we can’t do...
View ArticleMore Perennial Planting
Up and out early to Sheridan Nurseries, and then back to plant: Japanese Blood Grass (3) - Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron‘ Blue River Lavender (1) - Lavandula angustifolia ‘Blue River‘ Schwellenberg...
View ArticleGoldfinches On Feeder
A pair of goldfinches spent a few hours this afternoon on my thistle feeder. So nice to see them, I hope they make a nest nearby.
View ArticleOn Garden Microclimates
A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. Microclimates can have microclimates, which can have microclimates. I live in the Beaches in Toronto,...
View ArticleMy Vesey’s Order Arrived
No pictures from me for this post, bare roots aren’t very interesting. The pic to the right is “aspirational” as I’m hoping that’s what my rose will look like in a month. I ordered a few things from...
View ArticleAnnuals And Other Stuff
I went to the nursery to pick up some annuals, to fill in the spaces in my garden with a dash of colour. I came out with my annuals, and a selection of perennials: Dwarf Hosta (1) - Hosta ‘Rainforest...
View ArticlePlant World
I went to a different nursery this weekend: Plant World, up in Etobicoke. It’s HUGE and fantastic. And very dangerous. I went for herbs and I came back with an alarming selection of plants. My garden...
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