A well placed tree, creates shade, adds privacy and compliments the house and yard increasing, the value of the property. A poorly placed specimen, one that is too big for the yard, or too close to the house, will detract […]

The first official day of spring was Monday, and with Robins looking for worms, I know spring weather is on its way. Yes, it’s that time of year when gardeners stop dreaming about gardening and actually do it! Spring to […]

The lily family in Latin is called “liliaceae”. This very large grouping of plants is so diverse, I wonder if at one time all plants went into this category! Along with the traditional lilies seen today, plants such as Hosta, […]

Jennifer won the “Best Producer” award in 1998 for her cable TV gardening program, previously aired on two stations in Ontario. A new gardening television series, called “The Ontario Gardener” is being aired on Rogers Television, across Ontario and parts […]

I put ‘Agnes’ in the ground today. If I look out the front door I can see her now, occupying a place of honor in my front border. Her roots are thoroughly watered in and the surrounding ground has been […]

This past week I attempted to impose order on the natural world by building new garden beds, pulling weeds, raking the remnants of the winter garden debris, and planting out sweet peas. I feel gratified, even though I know that […]

When I flip through the pages of gardening magazines, it is wonderful to take a look at pictures of new gardens. The process by which an individual begins with high hopes, stakes, strings and drawings (either meticulous scale drawings or […]

I can say without the slightest hesitation that my child and even my cats have better social lives than I do. My daughter goes to birthday parties and school dances and has movie dates with friends. The cats have regular […]