Marjorie Harris | a life in the garden

In Design, Marjorie's Life, Uncategorized, Winter

A CLOTHING SWAP

I am thrilled about how good the garden looks right now. The Japanese maple in the centre looking like a piece of sculpture with the snow caught in its branches just so. The media frenzy: cancelled on Zoomer radio yesterday (Monday); bumped on Canada A. M. today. But I will be...

January 11, 2010

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Uncategorized, Winter

SEED CATALOGUES & NEW BOOKS

The berberis I showed below is indeed spiny and will keep all cats and skunks away from any border. Another good quality. Catalogues: Oh my, the Thompson & Morgan catalogue has drifted in to lift the misery of the blizzard going on outside. It's so full of such good...

January 3, 2010

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Garden catalogues

There has to be a use for winter and I think this gorgeous shrub is one of the prime things to be looking out the window in a vague swoon. This is a small group of Berberis thunbergii 'Ring of Gold' and 'Aurea' both in full tilt seeds. I didn't...

December 30, 2009

In Marjorie Suggests, Marjorie's Life, Winter

Christmas presents for gardeners

What is going on this year? In all the lists of stuff for people, we gardeners are pretty much ignored. What a change from a few years ago when garden writers were swamped with requests to make up lists for magazines and newspapers. It’s symptomatic of the lack of a...

December 21, 2009

In Marjorie's Life, perennials, Uncategorized, Winter

Winter chores in the garden now

I feel like perennials are staring at me, just daring me to leave them alone for a few more days. But there will be frost tonight and what I had forgotten all about was turning off the water, draining the hoses and the copper pipes. They connect all the taps...

November 30, 2009

A CLOTHING SWAP

SEED CATALOGUES & NEW BOOKS

Garden catalogues

Christmas presents for gardeners

Winter chores in the garden now

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