Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Although we’re well into autumn, a lovely south wind is bringing balmy, 20c/70f degrees and sunshine this weekend – thanks Texas and Florida! A few light overnight frosts this past week have, unfortunately, succeeded in killing off the more tropical annuals (Tithonia and Lablab purpurea are not a pretty sight…), while leaving some of the […]
Wilted foliage, frosty flowers, the final veg and a surprise – in the garden for this Six on Saturday
Solomon Seal is probably my favourite shade tolerant perennial. It has graceful arching stems with beautiful, dainty hanging flowers in spring that bees love; the leaves stay dark green all summer; it’s extremely drought tolerant and, in the autumn, everything turns first deep yellow then a beautiful orange/tan before leaves and sometimes whole stems collapse […]
This is the time of year everyone on the eastern part of North America – and anywhere else there’s woods and forests with deciduous trees – goes gaga over fall foliage. Folks take road trips to the country or the hills wherever they may be to take it all in, and Instagram, blogs and Facebook […]
There’s not much left blooming in the garden these last few days in October – the only thing looking halfway decent are the patches of sweet Alyssum. The huge Zinnias, colourful Cannas and even the merry Marigolds are either withering away with the cold nights or had to be pulled to make way for bulb […]
This is one of the reasons I love the bright yellow glow of Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) and one of the reason I cut it back in early summer — to encourage late season flowers to help feed a multitude of pollinators. How many can you spot? Glow
Last Day of Summer… Here in the County September has been even more lovely than usual. The vacationers have mostly gone home, beaches are clean and quiet, it’s been sunny every day and the temperatures have been in the mid to high twenties – warmer than most weeks this past summer! Perfect for people – […]