Marjorie Harris

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

Plant list

This astounding plant has been blooming all winter and is now putting on new blooms for Spring: Helleborus 'Josef Lemper'. I'm going to be planting a lot more hellebores this year. They are superb. What a week: a talk at Canada Blooms was such fun and...

March 18, 2012

In Combinations, Marjorie's Life, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Spring

California Dreaming

After the thrill of having magazines pieces on my garden in Garden Design and Zoomer mgazine, it's a good thing we're here in California where spring has already sprung. Our area is Carpinteria fondly known as The Carp. Our building is run by Heidi and...

February 12, 2012

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter

Garden Trends 5 and on

Winter has come properly decked out finally and I'm continuing to be fascinated by thinking about where our gardens are going in the next year or so. 5. An emphasis on trees. More conferences, more concern about their condition especially for native trees. Finally we are getting...

January 30, 2012

In Design, Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Travels, perennials, Plants, Winter

TRENDS 2012

TRENDS are sprouting all over the internet and garden trends are going to be featured here over the next while. But first, here's what my formerly pleasant street street now looks like. They are changing the 1880s sewer and water pipes and it's like living...

January 21, 2012

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

Autumn news

I have been so remiss because I've been trying to finish THRIFTY GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP. On CBC's Fresh Air this morning, I mentioned the newsletter. If you get in touch with me I'll put you on the list and send a link to the...

October 2, 2011

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

landscape restoration

Restoring a garden after a landscaper has had his hand on it is a tough job. We're in the middle of that now. No prep, plants plunked in, burlap and metal still intact, and where's the expensive soil? We couldn't find any and the whole...

July 13, 2011

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

AMAZING ANNUALS

Here's a fantastic annuals list. It's one I ordered from Mason Gardens for my clients and am still in the process of getting together for them. I mentioned I'd have this up on Fresh Air on Sunday. So I'm late. Everything's late. Agapanthus ‘Black Buddha’ Alternanthera ‘Purple...

May 22, 2011

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

SPRING E-LETTER

I've got a new e-letter prepared and Anna as usual has done a fantastic job on it. Full of lovely plant suggestions. Just e-mail me and I'll send you the link. The garden is popping incredibly and every day seems to bring new ephemerals into view. But...

April 29, 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