Marjorie Harris | a life in the garden

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners

I was on CBC's Fresh Air with Karen Gordon this morning and here's what we discussed: * Gardener's Handscrub from Crabtree & Evelyn which you can find at any decent dept. store. The scrub makes your hands feel soft as well as clean. Around $20 * O'Keefe's Working Hands hand cream and Healthy...

December 22, 2012

In Marjorie's Life, Marjorie's Travels, Uncategorized

New York after the storm part two

It is seriously odd, discombobulating to be in a city so besieged by problems that is, at the same time, so very normal. I suspect this is being a tourist. We carry on in a perfectly ordinary touristy way by going the museums and then we come home and see...

November 9, 2012

In Marjorie's Life

New York after Hurricane Sandy

Friends seem to think it's odd to come to New York when the stories of hurricane damage are devastating But we'd made plans so long ago that there seemed no question about coming. We arrived at a deserted Newark airport and the customs guys said "Thanks for showing your support for...

November 7, 2012

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Picton Speech

I'm going to be in Picton, Prince Edward County, on Saturday July 21st. I'm speaking at the Regent Theatre at 11 a.m. and really looking forward to this. I haven't been to the county in ages. I'll be going out to lunch with four members of the audience (a draw) so get...

July 18, 2012

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, perennials, Plants, Plants in my Garden, Summer, Uncategorized

City Trees under Stress

It's dreadful what we do to city trees. Yet another old one was chopped down on our street last week. There might have been a reason (a Norway maple of great age, hollow in the middle) but it also might have been saved for a few more years. And all...

July 3, 2012

Christmas Gifts for Gardeners

New York after the storm part two

New York after Hurricane Sandy

Picton Speech

City Trees under Stress

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