Marjorie Harris

In Plants, Plants in my Garden, Winter

Winter Perennials and Mulch

Just before we had a big dump of snow (and the garden now looks like its portrait), I toured the garden looking for flaws. It was perfect to my eye.? What a pleasure: there were still lingering scents from the artemisias, and other herbs. It...

December 19, 2008

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

The winter e-letter and birds abounding

Finally, I?ve got the winter e-letter ready and I sent it out by myself. This is a triumph of technology that I can be trained to do something on this computer, however long and painful it might be. If you haven?t received one by now,...

December 11, 2008

In Marjorie's Life, Winter

Happy New Year

And let us hope that 2008 will be better than 2007. Maybe our federal government will take climate change seriously instead of telling us only what is possible now, ?and give us some inspiration to be better than we are.? If you live in any area...

January 1, 2008

In Plants in my Garden, Winter

Snow damage

I am not a completely stupid person, and I am compulsive but this a.m. it was a toss up as to which aspect of my personality was driving me. I was taking pictures of the garden bathed in snow and glittering sun to replace the...

December 17, 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's Life, Winter

The Christmas tree

I finally went out and chose the Christmas tree yesterday. I go to Fiesta Farms (200 Christie Street) because they have a?phenomenal?choice and I love the way they display the trees. They hang them so you can see the shape all the way around.?And John...

December 8, 2007

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

What looks good in winter

I have been really remiss these past few days but when I've got a deadline nothing else matters. Heads down banging away on the computer nonstop. ?When I looked up it was a winter wonderland all right. ?Gorgeous out in the garden. I was impressed immediately...

December 6, 2007