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Category Archives: Columns
2014 10 12 – Winter Interest
I was looking at the pile of plants that I have left to find a home for, trying to plan where everything is going to get planted. While doing this, I’ll often cast a critical eye at some of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Aconitifolium, Carsten's Wintergold, Corkscrew Hazel, Dogwood, fall colour, gardening, Hillside Gold, japanese maple, Orido Nishiki, Oridono Nishiki, Pinus sylvestris Aurea, Sango Kaku, Stewartia, Summer Snowflake, Thuja Jantar, Twisty Baby, Viburnum, winter interest, Winterflame, Wintergold
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2013 06 20 – Sonic Bloom Weigelas
Every once in a while, a new plant or series of plants are introduced that change the rules. A few years ago, it was the everblooming lilacs that, once established, bloom throughout the summer. Before that, the Itoh peonies that … Continue reading
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Tagged easy, Garden, Hummingbird, long blooming, Proven Winners, shrub, Sonic Bloom, Weigela
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2013 05 27 – I Will Survive
What a roller coaster ride May was, weather wise. One day it was snowing and then two days later I was in shorts then a week later, wearing a scarf while we gathered up all of the annuals and … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelonia, annuals, cold damage, frost, Hot Peppers, Torenia
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12 10 28 – Fall Pruning
Most of the leaves have fallen and it’s time to start thinking about fall chores. This usually presents a conundrum for most people; should I do it now or should I wait until the spring. Where possible, I prefer to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acer palmatum, birch, Dutch elm disease, emerald ash borer, maple, Oak wilt, Prune, Pruning, pruning roses, Tree, Viburnum, viburnum leaf beetle
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2012 08 29 – Spring Bulbs
One of the most overlooked aspects of gardens are spring flowering bulbs which is a shame. I usually incorporate bulbs into a garden when I’m doing a design, even though they can’t be planted at the same time as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allium, Bulb, Chionodoxa, Crocus, daffodil, fritillaria, galanthus, hyacinth, snowdrops, Tulip, winter aconite
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2012 08 20 Hibiscus
Around this time of year, we get a lot of people coming in saying that there’s no colour in their garden at the moment. It can seem difficult, especially if you do all or most of your planting in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue River, Hibiscus, Hibiscus moscheutos, late bloomer, Midnight Marvel, Rose Mallow
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2012 04 16 – More Hellebores
Nothing is more satisfying to a gardener than those first flowers in the spring. After a long winter (and even after an almost non-existent one like we had this year), we’re always out in the garden, looking for those early … Continue reading
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2010 11 24 – Making Your Own Arrangements
Hopefully everyone made it to the Uxbridge Christmas Home Tour. If you don’t know it, a number of local businesses decorate homes, inside and out. People then buy ‘passports’ to visit each of the homes. After the tour, there was … Continue reading
2010 11 08 – Amaryllis
For me, nothing compares to an amaryllis (Hippeastrum) at Christmas. I’ve never really been a poinsettia person. I’m sure this has nothing to do with me working for a grower in high school where we would sit on an assembly … Continue reading
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