Cool and dry in Toronto – a strange gardening season07.23.09

I don’t know what’s going on, but this summer is just a non-starter here in Toronto. We’re several degree’s below the normal average this month and it’s been cloudy and overcast for most of June and July. Plus … even though most days forecast rain, we’ve only had a little bit in our area … [...]



Posted in Blooming today, Garden Buzz, Summer in the Garden, The neighborhood, Toronto, Weather relatedwith 4 COMMENTS →



Time to enjoy the garden07.07.09

July has arrived and I think that I’m just about ready to sit back and enjoy my garden for the next few months. What I mean by this is that from early April until last week or so, every time I visited my garden I had work to do! From spring clean up, pruning the [...]



Posted in Annuals, Blooming today, Garden Buzz, Garden Maintenance, Perennials, Recreation, rose, Summer in the Gardenwith 4 COMMENTS →



Making a Raised-Bed Garden05.30.08

Back in 2002 when we landscaped our yard and started our garden we decided to create a raised bed garden. We decided on raised bed gardening for a number of reason. The main reason being the soil in our yard seemed to be composed of mostly sand and clay. It was dry and difficult to [...]



Posted in Garden Maintenance, Garden Tips, In The Garden, Landscapingwith 12 COMMENTS →




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