January 31st, 2010 After you have been gardening for awhile, you get picky about which gardening magazines you read. You learn which ones offer the best advice and/or the most inspiration. Here are a couple of my favourites. THE ENGLISH GARDEN – What can I say? Being raised with “English gardens”, for myself, this magazine epitomizes gardening [...]
July 4th, 2009 Warning: This article may be offensive to some gardeners. Reader discretion is advised! For the life of me, I cannot believe that petunias are the annual of choice for so many gardeners! Every where I look I see petunias in gardens, hanging baskets and containers. There is no escaping them! Talk about cookie [...]
May 30th, 2009 A few observations: The spring bulbs are all but done, replaced by irises, dames rocket, lily of the valley, aquilegia and bleeding hearts. The old fashioned roses have begun to send out a few brave blossoms to test the waters. It will not be long before the rest of the rose buds follow. [...]
