Marjorie Harris | a life in the garden

In Marjorie's Life, Plants

sympatico and blue spruce: goodbye and good riddance

Technical problems continue to such a ridiculous degree that even my cool headed tech guy Brian lost it yesterday with the confusing, contradictory stuff coming from Sympatico. And things still don't work properly. So next Wed, October 17, I switch to Rogers for everything.? It can't be worse, please please...

October 12, 2007

In Fall, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Plants

Artemisia ‘Limelight’

At last I'm back.? I have been in computer limbo since Friday and it taught me how much I depend on the internet for my work.? I also missed blogging strangely. Let no one tell you that it's easy to switch from PC to Mac:? it's expensive and takes ages and...

October 10, 2007

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

Concern for the city trees

I'm not the only one who's frantically worried about the state of our trees in and out of the city. I heard from a member of the Master Gardeners, Roberto Martello and a few others. Think of ideas about how we can help please. You can send...

October 4, 2007

In Fall, Marjorie Suggests

Blogging, hens-and-chicks, squirrel attacks, Toronto Parks Foundation Calendar launch

Well this is my first full week of blogging and I?m really enjoying it. Michele Landsberg one of my totally favourite writers came on board with a really good question yesterday: What do you do about all those hens-and-chicks? I look at the ones in pots all over my garden and...

October 3, 2007

In Fall, Marjorie Suggests, Plants

Water shortage and the “not my tree” syndrome

It's finally raining here.? And this is unbelievaby welcome given how dry a summer it's been and how parched our city trees are.? A trip into the country is scarey when you see how profoundly the trees are suffering. Nothing we can do about that but it always amazes me...

October 2, 2007

sympatico and blue spruce: goodbye and good riddance

Artemisia ‘Limelight’

Concern for the city trees

Blogging, hens-and-chicks, squirrel attacks, Toronto Parks Foundation Calendar launch

Water shortage and the “not my tree” syndrome

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