Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Well. In my Saturday post I postulated that it would be a momentous weekend, and (sadly, it turns out) I was right. The Toronto Blue Jays lost the baseball World Series crown in a true heart breaker of a game, and we had the first hard frost of the year. My glowing Zinnia patch is […]
I’m sure there are many counties and even regions in Canada and the U.S. that could call themselves Lilac County – perhaps elsewhere in the world as well? – but taking a ride down the main streets and the side roads of Prince Edward County the last week of May surely makes one think that […]
It’s been a while eh, but I’m happy to join Cathy once again this year for her regular Monday showcase of cut flowers in some sort of container. While there’s still only snowdrops and a few crocuses blooming in the garden, I did cut and bring inside a few Forsythia branches last weekend and forced […]
I’m not sure why Cercis canadensis, Canada Redbud, is called Red since the flower and bud are decidedly pink.mauve/purplish to my eye. I know one of the common names for small trees in the genus Cercis is Judas Tree, named because in biblical times Judas hanged himself on a Cercis which, until then, had white […]
County Gardening 