Bowood House Woodland Gardens
Bowood estate encompasses 2000 acres, part of which includes a marvelous woodland garden with over 2 miles of woodland pathways meandering through native, specimen and flowering shrubs and trees. It was laid out in 1854 by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne and added to ever since. It is situated a short drive down the road from the house and to my mind, even better. We … Continue reading Bowood House Woodland Gardens
Winter Haiku 2
Snowflakes stir the dark Logs burning bright in the stove I cuddle my cat http://www.gardengraces.ca Continue reading Winter Haiku 2
Bowood House
Now that the greater part of North America seems to be digging itself out of various snowstorms its time for some escapism 🙂 Last spring I traveled to England and visited the county of Wiltshire which has wonderful gardens, Roman ruins and of course the ancient sites of Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, chalk horses carved in hillsides and many other places to keep one busy … Continue reading Bowood House
Winter Haiku
Winter blankets us Squirrels rummage in the snow Leaf buds lay dormant Continue reading Winter Haiku
A New Year
A new year has come Crystal ice hangs from the trees A leaf skitters by Garden Graces Plantscapes Continue reading A New Year
Happy New Year
Happy 2020 to everyone and may all your gardens grow even better! To quote Vita Sackville West: “No gardener would be a gardener if he did not live in hope”. And we need hope…we just came out of the strangest and extreme weather here in southern Ontario: record breaking rainfall, severe freezing rain in some areas and heavy snow farther north. What happened to the … Continue reading Happy New Year
Thanksgiving
Come to Ontario for Fall: Fall fairs Glorious fall colours And wonderful country drives Happy Thanksgiving to all! http://www.gardengraces.ca Continue reading Thanksgiving
Dispelling the Myth
Fall has peeked in here in southern Ontario for the moment. Hay fever is in full swing and people still think the lovely and garden worthy goldenrod is to blame. It’s no wonder, goldenrod is flamboyant with its rich golden spikes of pollen rich blooms and the first thing people see and blame for their seasonal misery. Except…goldenrod does not cause allergies. It is pollinated … Continue reading Dispelling the Myth
Small Wonders
Life finds a hold everywhere, no matter how small 🙂 A swallowtail caterpillar and a tiny bee on a dill flower                    Monarch laying eggs on milkweed                     A hoverfly … Continue reading Small Wonders
Colour Combos
Colour preference is intensely personal for everyone. What one person loves another loathes. If you’re an artist or designer, you will be familiar with the colour wheel and the theory behind complimentary and adjacent colours and how to combine them to create pleasing patterns. In the end what really matters is that you love what you are looking at every day. In the garden, colours … Continue reading Colour Combos
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