Sadly, the Three Dogs in a Garden is on Hold for Now
Three Dogs in a Garden
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2y ago
Dearest Reader, Thank you for stopping by my gardening blog. I know I have been quiet for quite some time.  In the last couple of years, this humble little blog has faced a number of significant challenges. Principally, the global COVID-19 pandemic made photographing private gardens, as I once did, completely impossible.  Also, the Blogspot platform I have used for over ten years now feels very constrictive and quite frankly, a little dated. I'd like to have my own website that is both easy to negotiate and provides readers with a wealth of inspiration for their own spaces.  B ..read more
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Becoming a Plant Sleuth/ How to Grow Bearded Iris
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3y ago
If your new to gardening this spring, welcome. There is so much to learn and discover!  After you've been gardening for a while, you begin to realize that there are some plants that are difficult to track down. I really want to expand my collection of hellebores this spring, but they are surprisingly hard to find at local garden centers and nurseries.  The reason? I believe that's because hellebores have finished flowering well before the majority of shoppers make their first purchases of the season.  Hellebores at the Toronto Botanical Gardens A lily in my garden. Other pl ..read more
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New Perennials and Shrubs for 2021 from Proven Winners + Some Old Favourites
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3y ago
Sadly, we are in the midst of yet another lockdown here in Ontario. I was surprised and a little relieved to discover that, despite the lockdown measures, nurseries and garden centers are open for a reduced number of shoppers. Plant shopping can finally begin so it's time to start drawing up a wishlist of some new plants along with a few old favourites.  If you're a fan of Gardener's World, you may remember Carol Klein wandering through a winter garden that showcased red and yellow dogwoods to perfection. I already have red and lime-green varieties, but I have yet to add a Dogwood wit ..read more
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A Little Cheat with Spring Bulbs
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3y ago
Though warm weather seems to have arrived early here in Southern Ontario, I remind myself that we are only entering the second half of April. Not two years ago we had a snowstorm in the third week of the month.  This spring we had really pleasant weather up until the end of March when strong gusts and a sudden dip in temperatures made working outside rather unpleasant. At night, the thermometer dipped below zero degrees Celsius. Though it's warmed up once again there is no predicting that the fine spring weather will last. Over the last couple of years, I've been experimenting with optio ..read more
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A Work in Progress
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3y ago
A few years ago, we experienced a winter ice storm that sent huge tree limbs crashing to the ground. Two mature trees were so badly damaged they had to be removed.  While the loss of the huge tree in the back corner of our property was dramatic, the loss I felt the most keenly was the small tree just inside the back gate.  Before the tree came down, the little courtyard at the side of the house was always one of my favourite parts of the garden. This had nothing to do with the way it looked and everything to do with how the courtyard made me feel. The leafy tree canopy always m ..read more
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New Introductions for 2021 from Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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3y ago
New for 2021 Geum Tempo 'Rose' The snow has almost melted and that has me dreaming up fresh plans for 2021. Here's a little inspiration that might help you get your own plant lists started: New Plants for Shade Gardens  Mixed in with all the green foliage of early spring, the golden leaves of my favourite Bleeding Heart, Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart'  looks spectacular. Though it's a favourite, I have always felt that the pink, heart-shaped flowers clash a little with the golden-yellow foliage. I was really excited to see that there is a new improvement on 'Gold Heart'.&nb ..read more
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Gardening Trends for 2021
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3y ago
About this time last year, I sat down to write a blog post about trends for the coming gardening season. Who could have predicted that a global pandemic would sweep in and have such a profound effect on every aspect of our day-to-day lives?  Here in Ontario, we emerged from that initial lockdown right around the time that most nurseries would kick into high gear for the spring season. Even though masks and social distancing made everyday errands, like trips to the grocery store, feel strange, I remember how happy I was to find myself strolling down the nursery isle on a fine June day lo ..read more
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Sunday Night Supper
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3y ago
In the light of a new fall surge of COVID–19 cases, the Ontario provincial government has been urging everyone to keep this year's Thanksgiving celebrations limited to members of one's immediate household.  For us, this is less of a change than it would be for most people. With family living far and wide, our Thanksgiving holidays have always quiet. Last night there were just four of us.  Still, we made a hearty meal, lit some candles and had a wonderful evening.  Arranging the flowers and setting a pretty table is so much fun! Here's a peek at what I did. Just to be cautiou ..read more
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Inspiration for Shade Plantings from Reford Gardens
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3y ago
When Elsie Reford set out to create a garden at her summer home north of Montreal, she began in a wooded area. A meandering stream gave her a picturesque starting point and the conifer forest that surrounded it gave her the perfect backdrop.  Though this area was not to become the most flamboyant of the gardens she would undertake (see Our Visit to Les Jardin de Métis, Part 1), it is perhaps the garden that blends most comfortably in the natural landscape that surrounds it. Elsie Reford  What is a garden but plants beautifully assembled and displayed? It's the s ..read more
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Our Visit to Les Jardins de Métis, Part 1–The Long Walk
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4y ago
For those of us who have been digging and dividing perennials, weeding, and dragging hoses around in the heat, gardening might seem to be an odd hobby for Elsie Redford's doctor to recommend while she recovered from surgery. Elsie Stephen Redford 1897. Photo by William Notman& Son from the Collection of the Musée McCord D Histoire D' Canadienne. The oddity of the doctor's advice is very much about class and the time period in which Elsie lived. Up until the time of her surgery, Elsie had spent her summers horseback riding, hunting and salmon fishing at Estevan Lodge, the country estat ..read more
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