Marjorie Harris

In Marjorie Suggests, perennials, Plants, Spring

Spring newsletter

The spring quarterly is going to be sent out today and if you want to receive it and aren't on our list, hit the contact me and I will forward it to you. Spring has reluctantly arrived. The garden has the sound of spring in it:...

May 5, 2014

In Design, Globe and Mail copy, Marjorie Suggests, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Spring

Xeriscape gardens

This is my latest beauty, not a xeriscape plant of course. It's Acer shirasawnum 'Moonrise' and the touches of red on the palmate leaves are echoed in the red tulips which I'd forgotten I'd planted last fall. Nature the great designer, serendipity for the rest...

May 18, 2013

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spring into weeds and blooms

It's astounding the difference a day or two makes at this time of year. It's like having a teenage kid who has a growth spurt: they are crashing and bashing about. I had given up in despair but this is the difference a couple of days...

April 18, 2013

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MAY FLOWERS DON’T BRING SHOWERS

The garden this week is beyond glorious. I have more stuff to plant and then to take pictures of it. I was on Fresh Air (CBC radio) on May 19th and mentioned that I was upset that I couldn't find compost without the addition of peat...

May 20, 2012

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GARDEN ADVICE FOR SPRING PERENNIALS

This week in the garden the perennials emerge looking like silky scrims back lit by the sun. Every layer has its own special glory. I love all seasons in my garden but this one is making my heart sing it's so gorgeous. Be still and...

April 8, 2012

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

Spring Blooms

It's amazing, no, it's incredible to see spring bursting out of the soil so early. This is what I now think of as the Vancouver section of the garden: This is Viburnum bodnantense with a Cornus mas behind it, blooming far too early and on this rare...

March 25, 2012

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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

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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

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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