Archive for the ‘Perennials’

Chinodoxa or Glory of the Snow04.19.08

It’s been a beautiful week here in Toronto. The plants in my garden have shown their appreciation of the warm weather by growing and growing and growing some more!

The Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow, is blooming. One day the plants were just short little green leaves, the next a few tiny buds […]

Posted in Bulbs, Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, Perennials, Photography, Plant Profileswith 3 COMMENTS →



Growing Monkshood04.15.08

It’s amazing how many plants are coming up in my garden. Every time I either look outside or go outside to look at the garden I notice how much the plants have grown or new green shoots coming up in areas that were barren the day before.
The monkshood is already making an appearance:

This is […]

Posted in Garden Buzz, Garden Tips, Home and Lifestyle, Perennials, Photography, Torontowith 2 COMMENTS →



My twisted garden04.12.08

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This weeks theme is Twisted

Isn’t it funny how strange some plants look either as they are developing or after they’ve bloomed?
The photo above is of a seed head from a Hybrid Seiboldiana Clematis.
I grow several types of clematis and this is the only one with a […]

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Great Garden Combinations03.02.08

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The year after we landscaped our backyard and created our raised garden beds we purchased a lovely Tamukeyama cutleaf Japanese maple. As you can see from the photo above it’s branches cascade downward, it’s leaves are narrow and delicate and bright burgundy - red most of the growing season. It’s absolutely gorgeous.

It will […]

Posted in Garden Buzz, Green Thumb Sunday, Home and Lifestyle, Landscaping, Perennials, Photography, Trees and Shrubswith 7 COMMENTS →



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