With the hot and dry summers we’ve been experiencing in Southern Ontario over the past few years, it only makes sense to plant perennials that are drought tolerant or heat resistant. The move to conserve water is even more incentive to plant perennials more suited to our individual environments.

Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian [...]

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I know, I know, it’s only been what, a month since I posted with such great excitement about the purchase (on sale at that) of my Canadian Tire Pergola. Well, it’s finally built and man it’s gorgeous! As most females do, I read the instructions before starting, then as most people do, I [...]

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I have a particular gardening stance. It’s been the same for a number of years now - the sun shines, the weeds grow, and I take up my stance. Bending at the waist I attack those weeds. Yup, I said it, bending at the waist with my butt sticking out - [...]

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Have you ever noticed how ’stuff’ just sort of creeps up on you and starts to take over every available surface, nook and cranny? It seems to multiply faster than rabbits! Chair cushions, outdoor toys, hockey sticks, pucks, balls and garden tools. In an effort to control the clutter, keep it organized, [...]

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My furry little groundhog friend has left the building! Well, more like he’s been removed from the property, actually. Two phone calls was all it took - one to call for help and one to find out if the beast was gone. Now that’s the kind of critter control I like! [...]

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All summer long I’ve been grumbling and complaining (to myself mostly) about the various holes that appear in my lawn overnight and how my Windflower Anemones keep getting eaten down to the ground. The Spiderworts are continually uprooted and the pretty new Bergenia I recently planted has been totally annihilated. This morning as [...]

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