The ground is still frozen but there are a few intrepid flowers that pop up as soon as possible in my zone 5 garden. The snow drops first appeared in late February as did the spidery blossoms of Hamamelis “Jelena” and are in their full glory now. Hamamelis “Arnold’s Promise” took a bit more time to come out but is in full bloom now as … Continue reading In the Garden in March
Snowflakes float silent Birds gather at the feeder Lost in a snowdrift Continue reading Snow
Well here we are in the second wave of covid 19 and no relief in site. Hang in there everyone! On the bright side, we are having a glorious fall in southern Ontario with some of the most spectacular colours and harvests. So social distance and go for a drive, walk or bike ride and enjoy the good things Mother Nature brings Horse back riding … Continue reading Fall Scenes
Well it looks like the Easter Bunny is on his own this year as we continue to hunker down. On the flip side, I get to enjoy my garden and the spring delights that keep popping out of the ground. Mother Nature has certainly given us a slap upside our collective heads and a stern warning about messing with our world. All the posts and … Continue reading Happy Easter
Travel time again! I can’t believe how fast a year has gone by and how things have changed! Talk about a New York minute 🙁 Of the gardens we visited in Wiltshire last April, this was my favourite. Quirky, eclectic and slightly untidy like me 🙂 Heale House has 8 acres of an Arts and Crafts style garden with an authentic Japanese Tea house, bridge … Continue reading Heale House Garden, Wiltshire
Now that some of you are house bound, either out of necessity or choice, take some time to look at the world directly around you. We are inundated with world news yet wonders abound in the microcosm of our home and garden. Spring is peeping above the ground and poised to spring so to speak even here in Ontario. Snowdrops are in full bloom and … Continue reading The World around Us
Practice social distancing and stay safe everyone! http://www.gardengraces.ca Continue reading Covid 19
I was going through my photos the other day looking for roses 🙂 and came across my garden in Chile. We lived there from 2005 to 2009, about 4 1/2 years. The garden was already in place with shrubs but I added a collection of wonderful roses. As luck would have it, there was a rose nursery just down the street from where we lived … Continue reading Garden in Santiago, Chile
Struggling with winter blahs like many of us, I turn to plants to cheer me up 🙂 With two cats that eat most anything that resembles a plant, I am a bit challenged! So I travelled down with my son (who is an arborist and likes plants so something passed on LOL!) to my nearby garden centre to soak up the green and dream of … Continue reading Farmhouse Table Centrepiece
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