Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
That white fuzzy thing in the background:
Declaring that you have a favourite flower in your garden just may be a bit like admitting you have a favourite child. If said out loud there may just be silence in the room, perhaps a muted gasp or two, averted eyes, a nervous giggle, curious looks…. I mean, out of the dozens or perhaps […]
Tiger lilies – Lilium lancifolium – are odorless, sadly. In my imagination they have a strong fragrance similar to Viburnum carlessi, or certain Dianthus – that spicy clove-like smell that reminds me of Christmas. Its most interesting feature perhaps, aside from the striking fiery orange and black spotted petals, is the multitude of aerial bulbils […]
About a month ago, as the leaves on my yellow tree peony (planted in 2019, on the label it’s called Poaeonia suffruticosa yellow) were expanding and flower buds getting ready to burst open, I noticed a few leaves that looked quite different. Following the stem down it appeared to come from the base of the […]
