Marjorie Harris

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THE GARDEN IN WINTER 2014

THE GARDEN IN WINTER 2014 It has been one tough winter for gardens this year. Some of the weather has been brutal, but we are not going to be able to assess the damage properly until spring releases all of its secrets. The look of the garden...

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January 29, 2014
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AUTUMN 2013

This newsletter is now quarterly because I found the weight of a monthly newsletter just too much of a burden. I went about my 10-hour /7-day-a-week work life feeling guilty all the time because I wasn’t making that deadline. If things slow down next year,...

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September 29, 2013
In Design, Globe and Mail copy, Marjorie Suggests, perennials, Plants, Summer

Dienanthe plant of the week

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/gardening/plant-of-the-week-dienanthe-caerula/article13674818/   This is the long long connector for my Globe and Mail column last week. It also has the videos we've been making on there as well.  They are fun and fun to do.   Here are links to the videos themselves: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/20130625theglobeandmailgardeningbasicsvegetablesmp4/article13044781/   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/gardening/how-to-care-for-your-japanese-maples/article13137834/   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/gardening/video-how-to-add-vines-to-your-summer-garden/article13301565/   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/gardening/20130724theglobeandmailgardeningbasicseggshells-720p3000kbpsmp4/article13524455/   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/how-to-use-ornamental-grass-in-your-garden/article13547526/     ...

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August 13, 2013
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Water in the Garden

I was on CBC's FRESH AIR this morning and promised  a fresh new shot of my garden which is here.  The one thing I cannot get is the depth, the layering and the constant sense that is changes minute by minute.   A perfect morning...

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August 3, 2013
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THE GARDEN IN SPRING

We're all grumpy because winter has gone on too long certainly it has here in southern Ontario. But be of good cheer, it has come to an end. And it's time to at least think about what you'll be doing in the garden. But nothing...

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May 1, 2013
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California Life 2

It's an astounding day: full of sun and more people around than usual because it's the beginning of the long weekend here: Monday is Presidents' Day. More people on the beach than we've seen since we got here. That means a few dozen today and...

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February 15, 2013