by Patrick | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yucca -it’s a perennial that maybe isn’t one that comes to mind in our Toronto climate. Most people associate it with southern climes and deserts where it is native. That is a good indicator of how drought tolerant it can be. Which is handy if you have a dry sunny...
by Patrick | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past 30 years I’ve been in a great number of home gardens, especially in the City of Toronto. From events such as, Through the Garden Gate, visits to the Toronto Botanical Gardens, as a garden volunteer, and my work as fee for service gardener. I’ve employed...
by Patrick | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
That time when the yellow and red daffodils and tulips match the yellow and red of the dogwoods behind. Such a pity the squirrels don’t appreciate beauty in the garden. They consume those tulips at a fierce rate!
by Patrick | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s March and soon the daffs will be showing. They remind me of my father and my youth. He was a market gardener, greengrocer, and florist in the NW part of Ireland. He grew many of the vegetables that my parents sold in their shop, behind and above which my family...
by Patrick | Feb 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
There’s no doubt, a tall, feathery and changing Miscanthus grass is a stunning plant for any garden that can house it. It’s a specimen plant that needs full sun and a commanding location. Pinkish plumes emerge in late summer and mature to a buff-silver in fall....
by Patrick | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
In sunny south facing edge of our woodland garden bed we just couldn’t cure the powdery mildew on the Dogwood in this location. None of the usual conditions that cause the disease existed here – like, excessive nitrogen fertilizer, heavy pruning or excessive...
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