Rose geranium, out of the closet
A sensual coming out story involving the demure rose geranium.
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Speedwell: Tribute to a fictional rabbit
Inspired by Watership Down, I transplant blue-flowered speedwell into my garden to sprint and tell jokes around the larger plants.
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Floral celebration
My garden this year has shifted focus from vegetables to flowers. This morning’s offering include a new lover, the California poppy, and an old boyfriend, ‘Abraham Darby’ rose.
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Symbol of hope
There was a rainbow outside my office window a minute ago. I don’t mind taking it as a symbol of hope. It disappeared…
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Garden tour: spectacle of colour and texture
Click the arrow to the left or right to navigate through a gallery of 24 images. Guelph Horticultural Society held its annual garden…
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Philodendron pinnatifidum blooms
We thought the giant Philodendron pinnatifidum was getting ready to open another huge leaf, but one day this week as I paused on…
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Garden bloggers bloom day: June 2013
I did not plant any of the flowers that bloom in my garden this month. I planted tomatoes, potatoes, onions, squash and melons,…
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Amaryllis: but what is it, really?
The amaryllis is a popular indoor bulb providing exotic colour for the winter household. My mother always had amaryllis blooming at Christmas time,…
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, December 2012
Over a year ago during one of my last visits to my childhood home, I took three cuttings from a Christmas cactus that…
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Survival in the winter garden (Photovember 15)
In Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard mentioned finding an etiolated leaf in winter. She commented that while we like to separate everything…
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