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
Tag: Garden Musings
First Days of Fall
Finally we’ve had a decent rain here in southern Ontario and more is on the way 🙂 The leaves are beginning to turn as the daylight shortens and the evenings cool down. One of the first in my garden is Aesculus pavia or red buckeye chestnut with glowing sunshine leaves. On the other hand, the roses have gained their second wind and are showing a … Continue reading First Days of Fall
Unintended Consequences
As gardeners and environmentally conscious people, we try to lessen the impact in our own homes and gardens. We plant for the bees and butterflies and try to plant a few plants for the larva so they won’t eat our prize roses! A great idea is to visit your local markets to buy local produce and reduce the transport carbon footprint. However not everything grows … Continue reading Unintended Consequences
Romantic Roses
There is nothing more romantic than an englsh garden dripping with roses. Rosa alba, “Cuisse de Nymph” Roses are undisputedly the Queen of flowers and rightly so when they are in full bloom. Old Moss Rose And as a queen they are temperamental, fussy and prone to all kinds of attacks. With the trend towards organic and fuss free gardening, one tends to give up … Continue reading Romantic Roses
Global warming my spade!
We might be undergoing climate change but it sure isn’t global warming here in Ontario!!! Continue reading Global warming my spade!
Cats and Gardens
Cats and gardens go together, like cats and artists, cats and writers, cats and pretty much anything as far as I’m concerned. This is Moses, my beautiful one eyed Arabian Mau who came from the streets of Dubai as a tiny kitten. He loves the garden and peruses his territory, nibbling on grasses and catmint like some feline connoisseur. Only a cat can take a wheelbarrow … Continue reading Cats and Gardens
Alas Cruel Spring
From this To this In a single night of frost. We eagerly wait all year for the glories of spring: daffodils, tulips, cherry blossoms and the glorious magnolia blooms. Sadly spring shows us just how ephemeral life and beauty can be. One moment beautiful pink flowers, next a sodden mess of wilted petals. Good thing gardeners are a hardy persistent lot…there is always next … Continue reading Alas Cruel Spring
Winter Blues
Just when I thought spring had arrived…sprayed my shrubs with dormant oil, planted my bulbs and seeds…and wham! Winter is back with a vengeance. My little flower house is empty and cold, and my bulbs, seedlings and spring pots are languishing in the dimness of my house. Another 5 days of miserable coldness before I can move things back into the flower house. On a positive … Continue reading Winter Blues
The Vagaries of Winter
Well winter came in like a lion and is determined to leave like a lion. My poor hazel is encased in ice, fortunately not like the ice storm of 2013. It looks quite like a fairyland outside. Continue reading The Vagaries of Winter
Garden Graces 