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Hope you like nasturtiums; hope you like orange; and really hope you like orange nasturtiums. Because you’d see an armload of them in my garden this September of 2009. The three packages of Tropaeolum majus ‘Paintbox’ planted last May would be appropriately named. If… if… most of the little squares in your paintbox were filled […]
This morning eight years ago, I remember where I was. My daughter was home sick with the TV on; she called me urgently from my office to the living room. We couldn’t stop watching. Today, the anniversary was spent differently. First, it was with a large group of friends. Second, it was spent in an […]
Or should I say, Tahitian Wabbit and fwend? Hope (or should I say: hop) the traditional end of summer finds you in a celebratory mood (or: mode). Go on, put that flower behind your ear and enjoy the sunshine.
Am I the only one who sees faces in everything? This sunflower seen near the lake end of Warden Avenue looks a bit like it’s wearing sunglasses – or is giving passersby a wink. Is it just me, Doctor?
Many bloggers protect themselves from spam with some kind of Word Verification gate. With Blogger, the letters come up randomly, requiring a “real person” to key them in, thereby deterring attack by automated spam bots. Yet sometimes the scrambled letters look like they might actually be a word. We thought we’d share some of the […]
Yesterday, the scent of the basil I’d picked for our daughter to take back to Halifax lingered on my fingers for a long time. She also took with her some sage (advice), rosemary (for remembrance) and a golden zucchini from her aunt Sarah’s allotment – all the better to help her celebrate her last week […]
Toronto Gardens bloggers, Sarah (left) and Helen (always right) Battersby We are delighted that Toronto Gardens has been presented a Meme Award (or MeMe Award) by Charlotte at The Galloping Gardener, a blog we follow for its tantalizing stories and pictures of gardens around the world. To participate in the Meme Award you need to: […]
That was not a line from The Goon Show, that was the preliminary to a report on our guerrilla gardening efforts in a secret corner of the universe. Things are looking up. Our neighbourhood guerrillas have added two healthy (thanks to this year’s rains) trees to the city’s canopy, plus a happy-looking perennial garden. And […]
When I’m at the nursery on a plant buying spree, (oops, did I say, spree? I meant visit) the thing about a plant that gets me first is colour. Anything blue, purple or lime green and my eye goes right for it. A closer inspection of the tag can frequently bring another hook: the variety […]
C’mon, little tomato flower (our first one). We’re rooting for you. You can do it! We have faith. And, do you know what? No matter what happens, all we ask is that you do your darnedest. That’s what counts. Way to go, little ‘Scarlet Globe’ radishes! Or should I say: Way to grow! You are […]
Part of the joy of travelling is the novelty of new experiences. Some are ephemeral, like the beauty of this particular sunset over Lake Huron in Pinery Provincial Park. In Toronto, not many places give you sky and water unmarked by human intervention, so this was a thrill. Also at Pinery is this shot of […]
As in life, so am I when it comes to garden ornamentation: a relativist. (Even in my relativism, I’m with my pal Petronius, who said: All things in moderation, including moderation.) Purists have it in for tchotchke, knickknacks or bric-a-brac in the garden. Let’s say, they have a low QQ (Quirk Quotient). As a relativist […]