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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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Tagged acer palmatum, B.C., British Columbia, Butchart's Garden, Canada, Canadian, canadian gardeners, design, early blooms, flowers, forest, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired, garden, garden design, garden design Toronto, garden ornament, garden sculpture, gardening, japanese garden, japanese influenced, japanese maple, landscape design toronto, majestic, mountains, natural setting, nature, objects in the garden, Pacific, photos, plants, rain forest, rhododendron, shrubs, spring garden, temperate, Toronto, trees, unique garden, vancouver island, Victoria, west coast
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Snowy Garden Favourites
I have been unusually sequestered lately, and restricted to viewing my garden from indoors, a situation not unusual in Canadian winters. In addition to unusual factors, Southern Ontario was hit by a heavy snowstorm last week. While lying about feeling … Continue reading
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Tagged boxwood, boxwood hedges, Canada, cold, dwarf alberta spruce, evergreens, false cypress, garden design, gardening, heavy snow, hedges, Ontario, Picea pungens glauca globosa, plants for winter beauty, plants that look good with snow on them, sedum autumn joy, shrubs, snow, snowstorm, snowy, structural plants, stuck indoors, Toronto, winter, winter beauty
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August Garden Favourites
Admittedly, there is no month in the garden that I do not look forward to. Each has its special flavour, part of the routine passage of time marked with reassuring beauty each year, a reminder that life is truly … Continue reading
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Tagged add seasonal drama, Annabelle, August garden, autumn, autumn joy, beautiful plants, bloom season, burning bush, butterfly bush, Canada, eastern canada, eastern u.s.a., echinacea, fall, favourite plants, garden design, GTA, hosta, hydrangea, Japanese Anemone, late summer, late summer garden, long-blooming, pee gee, perfect plant, pink diamond, purple coneflower, sedum, shrubs, Toronto, york region
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Photos: Garden Update
I am still deeply embroiled in planning and designing gardens, and am preparing my own for an upcoming photo shoot besides. So, although I can’t write much I don’t want to miss sharing my daughter’s updated garden photos as the … Continue reading
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Tagged allium, aurora, border, Canada, canadian gardeners, country garden, design, Dwarf Korean Lilac, english garden, entrance garden, flower border, flower photos, flowers, garden, garden design Toronto, garden photos, gardening, Giant Flowering Onion, hosta, Iris, island bed, island beds, June, king city, landscape design, landscaping, May, natural landscape, nature, Ontario, patio, photos, richmond hill, shrubs, spring garden, summer garden, Toronto area, trees, vaughan, woodbridge, york region, zone 5
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Underplanting
“Eh?! What’s that?” you ask. Well, underplanting is a really nifty and easy concept in gardening that magnifies the impact of the plants you put in. We grow plants we are attracted to. We place them in clever combinations that look … Continue reading
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Tagged albo-marginata, annuals, bergenia, bleeding heart, Canada, Canadian, classic english, companion, companion plant, cordifolia, cotoneaster, creeping jenny, dicentra, english garden, english ivy, english style, euonymous, flower garden, forget-me-nots, garden design Toronto, golden, grape hyacinth, groundcover, hosta, impatiens, landscape design toronto, landscaping, leaves, lilac, old english, Ontario, pansies, perennials, plant combination, planting, putting plants together, rhododendron, shrubs, Toronto, tulips, underplanting
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Lovers in the Garden
Uh-oh. If you found this post when you were looking for the reason all the faults of mankind are blamed on women, then try adding “Bible” or “Eden” to your search terms. This is not a post about Adam and … Continue reading
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Tagged allium, annabelle hydrangea fortunei, bulbs, catmint, classic english, classic pairings, combination, companion, companion plant, complement, complementary, day lily, daylilies, early spring, english garden, english style, euonymous, feverfew, flowers, foxglove, garden design, garden design Toronto, gardening, hosta albo-marginata, japonica, landscape design, landscape design toronto, late summer, maiden grass, mid-summer, old english, plant combinations, plant pairings, planting, primula, red-twig dogwood, rhododendron, romantic, roses, shrubs, together, tulips
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