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SPRING NEWSLETTER 2019

I keep thinking there is no news about gardening, but of course that’s not true. Things are changing radically with this winter of weird weather affecting just about every spot on earth. But if you, dear subscribers, have been paying attention (I know...

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April 30, 2019
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SPRING 2018 NEWSLETTER

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] This type of underplanting is a crucial part of creating a garden in layers, something I’ve been practicing for many years. Naturalizing bulbs, ground covers (perennials that like to spread around), evergreen shrubs and trees make a lively scene even in...

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April 29, 2018
In Globe and Mail copy, Marjorie Suggests, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized, Winter

Hydrangea: Plant of the Week

Here's my column for this week: From: Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bobo’: The perfect plant for the urban gardener - The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/gardening/hydrangea-paniculata-bobo-the-perfect-plant-for-the-urban-gardener/article31061327/ I've been accused of hating hydrangeas:   not true.  I like some of them a great deal.  I hate it when they are overused in...

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July 22, 2016
In Newsletters, Spring

SPRING NEWSLETTER – 2016

I hardly know what season to call this. Spring somewhere and summer temperatures other places. After a bout of hip surgery, eye surgery and dental woes, I feel like the Bionic Woman and absolutely raring to go in the garden. But slowly. THE SOIL All through April,...

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May 20, 2016
In Newsletters, Spring

SPRING NEWSLETTER 2015

As we staggered though the worst most miserable part of the winter-that-never-ends, it's finally time to think about what changes in the garden to make this year. This is the prime time to get professional help if it's needed because once the weather settles into being...

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April 29, 2015
In Marjorie's Life, Plants in my Garden, Spring

June in the garden

      What a great week in the garden. It started with the great photographer Andreas Trautmansdorff shoot in the garden. He's doing it for Gardenista the gardening blog everyone seems to be reading these days. The garden looked ravishing and, of course,  Andreas's magnificent photographs captured...

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June 13, 2014