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My Mum’s Spring Garden
I published this post last summer, long after these photos were taken. However, with spring a few days away and North American gardens beginning to wake up, I keep thinking of them. The post seems far more relevant and topical … Continue reading
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Plants for April Colour
Because I want my garden (and those I design for other people) to be beautiful and carefree (well . . . within reason), I try to avoid pushing the limits of my plant hardiness zone. On any plant hardiness map, … Continue reading
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Spring Beauty Update
As promised in my March 20 post, “Spring Beauty“, my daughter has again been outside visiting the latest blossoms, and the following are her perspective. and last but definitely not least: Here’s to seeing spring beauty in new ways.
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Tagged beauty, blossoms, early blooms, flowers, garden, garden design, GTA, Ontario, photography, photos, spring, spring beauty, Toronto, tulips, york region, zone 5
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Spring Beauty
Spring is full of early surprises here, north of Toronto where we usually have to wait another month or more for the sense of elation that comes with sun shining through the delicate, veined leaves of the first flowers. The … Continue reading
