After yet another mountain of deadlines completed, I realize I?m a serial worker. I can?t blog and do all this other stuff at the same time. But now it?s getting back into the garden to be more than just an observer. The other day I...
Continue ReadingI?m back. I am a serial worker it seems. I?ve spent weeks trying to finish the new edition of a 1991 book ECOLOGICAL GARDENING. To the astonishment of my publisher Anne Collins of Random House, I got it in at exactly the hour I said...
Continue ReadingWow what a magnificent Canada Day it is: warm,? sunny, not humid and the garden is looking magnificent.? I have a tour coming this afternoon:? it?s for a charity. They use my garden as a silent auction item and today I am expecting what sounds...
Continue ReadingWe had such an amazing and wonderful trip to Canadale Nursery in St. Thomas on Friday. Sunday morning, a tornado ripped through the nursery tearing hoop houses to shreds. They were grateful that no one was hurt.But the damage is just incredible. The horticultural business is...
Continue ReadingI had the fantasy day of all fantasy gardening days on Friday: I played?hooky??with my hortbuddies Susan and Geoffrey. We drove for-bloody-ever to St. Thomas and found Plant Nirvana: Canadale Nurseries ? (www.canadale.com).? This amazing, huge place belongs to Tom Intven and has been in his...
Continue ReadingSaturday's gig with Dr. David Suzuki turned into one of those real surprises. ?I've known Suzuk for decades because I worked on one of his project many years ago. ?When they threw open the doors at the Music Hall and about 50 people filtered in...
Continue ReadingIt?s actually been ?sunny here today, with just enough warmth in the air to make it necessary to be in the garden. Doesn?t matter about the crushingly deep snow. ?So trudging out there I discover a whole flock of mourning doves having a merry old time...
Continue ReadingI have now beaten my deadlines into submission so I can think a little more clearly about what kinds of plants we should be looking at this year. This is based on Dan Heims? shade plant list. As I mentioned he is one of the great...
Continue ReadingOkay so winter is back. But the wonderful Kelly came and fixed my pipes, we were able to get rid of most of the flood and I hope things will be all right in the spring. We gardeners are nothing if not hopeful. I mentioned Dan...
Continue ReadingThere are times when I know I have the best job in the world.? Yesterday proved it. I ?had ?to go to t he International Horticultural Lawn and Garden Trade Show. This is where you get to rub shoulders with all the suppliers of all...
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