June 28th, 2009 Like it or not, I’ve been given the challenge of renovating our shade garden. Some changes were inevitable. I knew that. But little did I realize just how many changes were in store! Our tiny village has finally installed a municipal sewage system and every house and business is being hooked into it. [...]
May 17th, 2009 We have been spending a goodly part of this spring re-arranging the furniture so to speak. Some of our plants have outgrown their living spaces, some have decided they don’t like their neighbours any more while others just need a change of scenery. The rose garden is in the process being dismantled and re-located [...]
April 13th, 2009 More correctly, suckers “sprout” every minute. You may think your tree is filling out quite nicely, but on closer examination, most of the new branches are shooting straight towards the sun. Those are suckers, also referred to as water sprouts. You may even find suckers appearing on the lawn, some several feet away from [...]
