Marjorie Harris | Plants in my Garden

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, perennials, Plants in my Garden, Spring

CANADA BLOOMS AND WILD LIFE IN THE URBAN GARDEN

I don't know if this is a sign of spring, but I was riveted the other day when a hawk, a HUGE hawk settled in the garden right in the centre on the Japanese maple. I didn't dare move because I could feel him looking...

March 17, 2011

In Combinations, Design, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Winter

PLANT combinations #3

Well it was a winter wonderland today. After pouring rain all day yesterday, this is what we woke up to. I can see what looks like an ice skating rink out in the back of the garden which doesn't auger well for the plants under...

March 6, 2011

In Combinations, Design, Marjorie Suggests, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Winter

Garden combinations #2

I asked for some contributions to what makes a good garden combination. Here's a really imaginative one from Barry Parker. He has a glorious garden in downtown Toronto. It's the kind you like to return to a couple of times a year to see how...

February 13, 2011

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Plants in my Garden, Winter

WINTER IN THE GARDEN

The garden in winter seems to hold all the secrets of the world in its mysteriousness. Here's mine before I rushed out with a broom. It's glorious and picturesque: But this is a dangerous situation for trees and shrubs laden with snow as the sun...

January 8, 2011

In Fall, Marjorie's Life, Plants, Plants in my Garden

Autumn Garden design and the newsletter

DON'T MISS THE INFORMATION ON THE GORGEOUS NEW BANNER UP THERE. The autumn newsletter is ready to send out now it's you like to sign up. Push the button and I'll get it to you. Here's a part of the garden this week. The Plant of...

October 16, 2010

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Summer

the garden in july

The perennials are bursting out all over the garden. This is a garden which depends on foliage for most of its colour so it's startling to see Phlox 'David' shining in the background, the few roses I have being outrageous and all the hydrangeas I...

July 2, 2010

In perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Spring, Uncategorized

THE GARDEN IN SPRING

This is the garden this morning back lit by the rising sun. It's come along at an astounding rate but it's still early days. Don't be tempted to put vulnerable plants outside; wait a bit to plant perennials. You can put in woody...

April 24, 2010

In Fall, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Uncategorized

AUTUMNAL PLANTS

This is one of the stars of the autumnal garden. It's called Fleeceflower (Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' and what a beauty it is. It's been quietly blooming away for weeks now but as other things die off and containers get moved, it comes into its own. The...

October 8, 2009

In Design, Fall, Marjorie Suggests, Plants, Plants in my Garden

autumn and the felling of trees

It seems impossible to think of taking down trees even in a small garden. But last week was my Derek week: trees left this place. Derek is Derek Welsh of Authentic Tree Service. He hates cutting down healthy trees but even in this case it...

September 6, 2009

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Plants, Plants in my Garden

early autumn, bad storms, slugs and fungal diseases

I had been worried about slugs and fungal diseases in everyone's garden until the horrendous storms of Thursday evening hit. We were lucky (but scared) to have only one huge branch of a city tree (a dying silver maple) down and no other damage. All...

August 22, 2009