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Monthly Archives: September 2012
A Garden Carpet
One of the things I did to my garden last year that turned out better than expected was to fill in a garden path with thyme. This garden path was created for a practical purpose, that of giving me access … Continue reading
Keeping Asters Green
I am not a high-maintenance gardener, so sometimes when my plants just look great on their own I am thrilled. I plant things that don’t need a lot of babying with few exceptions. An exception, though, is Asters. They epitomize … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Maintenance
Tagged asters, autumn, bee balm, crumbling leaves, fall, fall colours, fall garden, fall garden cleanup, fungus, garden, garden design, garden maintenance, garden problems, garden tips, gardening, humidity, leaves dropping, leaves turning brown, low maintenance garden, mildew, monarda, nature, Ontario, phlox, plant debris, roses, rust, southern ontario, stems, Toronto
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Quick ‘N Dirty Bulb Primer
“Spring, when young men’s thoughts turn to flights of fancy.” Fall, when gardeners’ thoughts turn to spring! Gardeners’ minds become overstimulated at this time of year, with lively, colourful fantasies of . . . yes, the perfect spring garden. That … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Maintenance
Tagged allium, autumn, autumn crocus, bloom season, bulbs, Canada, colchicum, daffodil, design, early bloom, fall, fall bloom, fritillaria, fritillaria meleagris, garden design, garden design Toronto, garden tips, gardening, Giant Flowering Onion, grape hyacinth, how to plant bulbs, hyacinth, landscape design toronto, landscaping, muscari, narcissus, nature, Ontario, plant pairings, planters, planting bulbs, planting tips, signs of spring, spring flowers, spring garden, Toronto, tulip, underplanting, what bulbs to plant, york region, zone 5
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Sublime September
I love September for many reasons. There is the perplexing matter of how returning to routines with school and schedules that we were so glad to break free of in June, now seems so welcome. In the Toronto area, September … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Design
Tagged autumn, burning bush, foliage, foliage colour, garden, garden design, gardening, house and garden, leaves turning, Ontario, pastel colours, pink garden, roses, sedum, soft colours, squirrels, Toronto
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Back-To-School Student Furniture
This was a bittersweet week for a lot of parents. We packed up our beloved babies and shipped them back to university housing with loads of home cooking in little freezer containers and an assortment of hand-me-down furniture. Or so … Continue reading
Posted in Decor and Design, Furniture, Projects
Tagged back to school, benjamin moore, budget, Craigslist, creative, DIY, do-it-yourself, Furniture, how to, how to paint furniture, Ontario, paint, project, queen anne, recovering a chair, refinishing a chair, reupholstering a chair, student apartment, student furniture, student living, style, style on a budget, thrifty, Toronto, university
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