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(Not) In a Vase, On Monday
I wanted to join Cathy’s brigade in her blog Rambling in the Garden with a large strong vase showcasing three amaryllis stems, but after so many weeks of watching the stalks and leaves grow, and...
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Six on Saturday – 20JAN2024 – Trail Cam
Pretty sure I mentioned, about a year ago, that I received a pair of trail cams for Christmas last year – ie two Christmases ago. Overall, I’m a tad disappointed in both the image quality and the...
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Ice ‘Waves’ on Lake Ontario
The lake isn’t frozen – yet – but with strong wind and high waves, small chunks gets washed ashore and form these metres high sculptural forms on the beach.
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Six on Saturday – 27JAN2024 – Freezing Rain
Many of us have experienced freezing rain. If not, it happens when the temperature at ground level is just below the freezing point, and rain turns to ice when it lands. Very dangerous (ie slippery)...
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In a Vase, On Monday – Cutting Back
Temperatures have had unusual swings this winter – a few typical colds days and nights (i.e. many degrees below freezing) followed by a period of relative balminess. Snow has come and gone many times,...
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Six on Saturday – 09MAR2024 – Breakthrough
Our winter, the warmest on record, it seems, is stuttering to an end with up and down temperatures, not enough moisture, buds breaking open and bulbs pushing through. Here are six things spotted in my...
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6 on Saturday – 13APR2024 – Upon my Return…
I was out of town for 12 days; unusual for me, as I don’t travel much, doubly so given the season, and the garden growth explosion that occurs in April. Although it’s been raining since my return, I’m...
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In a Vase, on Monday – Deep
I’m joining Cathy’s group at Rambling in the Garden‘s this week with my first windowsill vase of the year, featuring today the deep purple, blue and yellow of Hyacinth ‘Woodstock,’ Muscari latifolium...
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6 on Saturday – 20APR2024 – Ephemerals and More
It’s the time of year when spring ephemerals, mainly woodland, mainly native, start to bloom. Although my property is usually a tad waterlogged this time of year, it’s also usually very dry July...
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In a Vase, on Monday – Just Daffs
I read a few gardening articles over the weekend talking about the abundance (over-abundance, some would say) of the colour yellow in the garden at this time of year. More than a few commenters chimed...
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