Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Every Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens. For me, it’s Tall Flowers week, since both lupins and Iris are now fully engaged in making life beautifully colourful. I added a few other tall stems – Nepeta once again, since it’s so […]
It’s been a hazy few days in much of North America; wind has pushed smoke from huge wildfires in the northern Canadian prairie provinces south and east across the continent. It’s a minor inconvenience for most, but of course a terrible tragedy for those who have lost everything. These giant fires seem to be happening […]
Spring officially begins on March 20 this year, making today the last Thursday of the winter. In a way, it’s hard to believe how quickly the weeks have gone by, but I don’t know anyone who’s sad to see the snow finally melting away, not to mention experiencing the end of bitterly cold wind against […]
It’s been a strange week, weather-wise, in much of Canada, with large forest fires blazing from B.C. to Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories; more than 4.3 million hectares – that’s 10.5 million acres – have burned this year, and wind patterns pushed the smoke from fires in Quebec and northern Ontario south. Smoke and […]
First Lupin leaves of the year…
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden encourages us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens. It’s the last Monday in May, which means many spectacular late spring blooming perennials are starting to shine – Iris and Lupine amongst them. Also blooming are buttercups – Ranunculus sp. Many people think […]
Emerging Lupins and Tulips on a frost morning
County Gardening 