I remember there was a time when I thought I didn't like the colour yellow. Maybe it was because of the awful lemon-yellow of painted...

It was hugely, bitterly ironic that last week was National Pollinator Week in the USA; the same week in which thousands of bees were kill...

I have a good excuse for why I haven't posted recently--I've been too busy planting containers, planting perennials, making a gar...

 Now that we're finally moved (again, and hopefully for a long while), it's time to make some new gardens so I can plant the new p...

Hi faithful readers and fellow gardeners. It is THAT season, when there aren't enough hours in the day, week, month...lots has happen...

It's been a very busy April, with garden talks and nursery openings and all the chores of spring. So I've been somewhat remiss in d...

"Hello. My name is Tiny Timbit, and I have an important message for all you cat owners out there. It's about keeping us safe d...

 It's been quite a while since I did a colour-themed post, and what better day to do it than on St. Patrick's Day? Green flowers a...

 I've told the story many times of how I met Captain Richard Steele , and how he put me on the path to being fascinated with ericace...

 So last weekend I ran a garden journaling workshop, which was well received by the participants. It's the first time I've done th...

 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...