
Summer Perennial Garden
On June 26, 2021 by PamI love perennials – they come back year after year – they bloom and bloom and you can divide them and share them. Read More

Peonies in my Garden
On June 11, 2021 by PamThere are garden-worthy peony varieties for Zones 2 to 8 There are three types of peonies: herbaceous (bush), tree and Itoh (intersectional). Herbaceous and Itoh varieties grow 1 to 3 feet tall, with a similar spread, while a mature tree peony can reach 4 to 7 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Most peony Read More


Lilacs
On May 25, 2021 by PamWho doesn’t love lilacs? The ideal lilac shrub has about 10 canes and produces flowers at eye-level—all the better to enjoy that sweet, haunting fragrance. Learn how to take care of lilacs as well as prune at the right time. ABOUT LILACS The common lilac, Syringa vulgaris, blooms in the northern states for 2 weeks from mid- to late Read More

Container gardening…summer on the patio….
On May 19, 2021 by PamVegetables and flowers in containers are a fun way of bringing summer to a small space. This year I went online with Niagara College Greenhouses for flowershttps://www.ncteachinggreenhouse.ca/A visit to the Welland Farmer’s Market https://www.welland.ca/Market/index.asp and bought beautiful heirloom tomatoes= and cabbage, broccoli plants…as well as herbs for my garden from Kate’s Eden (follow her on Read More
Ideas for your Perennial Garden
On April 18, 2021 by PamI love perennials. Most of my garden is made up of perennials that I have accumulated and split over the years. However, no one I have met has a more beautiful garden than my friend Tillie. She not only has a green thumb that is inspiring but, she is generous and many of the perennials Read More

Raised beds…gardening in the city….
On April 6, 2021 by PamMy son, Sebastian built me 4 raised beds last year. Previously, I had planted vegetables and many of them were eaten by squirrels and rabbits. The raised bed saved my plants. I love fresh vegetables and herbs. I love the challenge of growing and luckily, my husband, Charles loves starting seeds. I bought him a Read More
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