Marjorie Harris

In Marjorie Suggests, Plants, Plants in my Garden

street trees

After talking about the whacking down of the neighbour?s giant Norway maple yesterday, I got a call from Valerie another neighbour who was just as upset as I was. ??We need at least a dozen new trees on this streets and I can get us some...

December 14, 2007

In Marjorie's Life, Plants, Winter

Felling street trees

We've had scrappy snow, rain, snow, rain and? now we have ice. Just to add to the misery, the city guys are about to cut down a Norway maple. Huge bloody ancient thing that almost demolished the neighbour's house in an earlier storm. It's got...

December 13, 2007

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

It’s the berries

I managed to commandeer one tall grandchild to help with lighting up the tree and I must say it looks great. When we went outside to peer into the house everything looked warm and glowing. ?But that was yesterday and today all looks miserable in...

December 11, 2007

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Plants

Milne House Flower Show

Last night I opened the Milne House Garden Club's 40th anniversary flower show. ?This was a revelation to me. There are dozens and dozens of displays some the size of a pair of earrings: ?cut flowers in the most amazing configurations you've ever seen; ?and...

November 30, 2007

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

an amazing week

This has been an amazing week. First of all the autumn tones have finally come blazing into the garden. So many trees such as the katsura just turned yellow and dropped leaves with out hanging about making a glorious display. I complain no more. The new...

November 13, 2007

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

New container

The big container finally arrived yesterday along with the rain. I like buying one really good new container a year and this one is by Gardenstone which is a Canadian company and I've been thrilled with their pots. I like the very plain simple ones...

November 10, 2007

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

Oakleaf hydrangeas and promotional trips

Here's a good question from Lee: "I bought two oakleaf hydrangeas...

October 26, 2007

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...

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...

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...

October 4, 2007

street trees

Felling street trees

It’s the berries

Milne House Flower Show

an amazing week

New container

Oakleaf hydrangeas and promotional trips

sympatico and blue spruce: goodbye and good riddance

Artemisia ‘Limelight’

Concern for the city trees

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