Archive for the 'Pests and Diseases' Category

 Winter Garden Thoughts

Here we are in the middle of another Canadian winter. The ground is frozen. The snow is at least a foot deep, even deeper in some areas of the yard. The trees are bare, the gardens hidden. As I walk through the yard, I notice the rabbits have been feasting on several of the trees [...]



 Back To The Garden

                  You may have noticed that I’ve been away for a very long time. But, I’m back. That could be bad, it could be not so bad. Time will tell!   The reasons for my absence are varied. One is time. Or lack of time more correctly. [...]



 A Weed By Any Other Name…. Is A Flower

When is a weed, not a weed? When it’s pretty and you like it! A number of years ago, I allowed a mullein to flourish in the herb garden. A visitor remarked on the then five foot high weed that was just coming into flower and suggested I hand him a shovel so he could [...]