In January, the gardener’s thoughts turn to seeds: browsing seed catalogues, preparing seed orders, and receiving parcels of seeds in the mail. When we are not obsessing about seed, we are reading nurseries’s lists. It gets us through the winter – dreams and plans and anticipation that next season will be the best yet. With… Continue reading Not too early to be planning for wildlife-enhancing gardens
Tag: spring flowers
Bedded Down for the Winter
Our plants have been tucked into the ground with a covering of insulating pine needles waiting for the snowfall. Especially vulnerable plants have been barricaded against hungry voles. Looking forward to spring.
September is a good time to plant
September is a good time to plant native wildflowers in your garden. It is an especially good time to add spring-blooming natives such as pussy-toes, columbines, and violets, if you want to increase wild-life attractiveness and spring colour for next year. These early bloomers grow well in cool soil so even with cooling night temperatures,… Continue reading September is a good time to plant
Relentless rain a week before the Ottawa sale
The Rare and Unusual Plant Sale on Sunday, May 14th, at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is less than a week away and I am past hoping for a spell of warm, sunny weather to bring on some flowers. At this point, I am reduced to hoping fervently that our local ferry service will… Continue reading Relentless rain a week before the Ottawa sale
Beaux Arbres Plantes Indigènes / Native Plants 