Yesterday was a real red-letter day for me. I was out for the first time since arriving back home from my knee-replacement surgery, nearl...

I'm happy to report that my knee-replacement surgery DID go ahead last week. I got back home on Monday and am faithfully doing my exer...

 When I heard about Amanda Thomsen's new book coming out, I was very excited. After all, Amanda is a horticultural whizkid, who make...

It's not an earth-shattering secret to declare that I don't like garden gnomes.  I resisted the temptation, some years ago w...

This time of year, there are two types of gardening going on in Nova Scotia (and most of eastern North America): the planning of next spr...

Finally, it's 2013, a year I never dreamed I would be so glad to see. As many of you know, 2012 was my very own personal "anni...

 Suddenly, we're well into December and Christmas/Yule/Solstice and winter are rapidly approaching. There are deluges of posts and art...

 It's not exactly news that November is not usually my favourite month of the year. The winding down of the outdoor gardening year, a...

 Last year, one of my friends introduced me to the amazing metal artist, Al Simm of Avon River Metalworks . I'm so glad she did, and y...

If you had told me a year ago that this would be my garden view, I'd have told you you were nuts. After more than thirteen years in t...

It's no secret to regular readers of bloomingwriter that I am hopelessly addicted to coneflowers. They've been putting on a show ...

 The heat of summer is upon us with August's arrival, in case it hasn't already been wearing you down where you live. Actually, as...

It's that time of year when daylilies are popping out everywhere, and sure as eggs are eggs, someone will innocently refer to them as...

It's that time of year again. Despite everything that has been going on in recent months, I am doing my Open Garden again this coming w...

 Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like roses? I can't imagine such a person, although certainly there are many who might n...

 What a spring we're having here in Nova Scotia! Although today is chilly enough that I put a fire in the wood stove to take the damp ...