Gardening in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
I’m happy to report that, for once, the weather forecast was accurate – we received about 3/4 of an inch on rain Saturday night into Sunday morning – almost 20 mm. Enough to give the garden a much needed drink and to almost refill my three large rain barrels. perfect timing, as well, as temperatures […]
A few delightful surprises have shown up in the garden…Six on Saturday
Cathy has a wonderful, hilly property in Germany – she’s started a meme on her Herbs and Words blog exploring the virtues of common ‘weeds’ she finds in her garden. Such a great idea! We have so many beautiful plants growing wild in fields and roadsides here in Canada – many native but many introduced […]
One of the tallest flowers blooming in my garden this week wasn’t planted by me (or anyone…); seeds just blew in with the wind (or were dropped by birds or small rodents perhaps), as native (or non native) wild flowers do. It’s Daucus carota, known over here as Queen Anne’s Lace. Like so many plants […]
Today’s vase – both wild ad cultivated flowers that have so far withstood the heat.
All week we’ve been bombarded with heat wave warnings for this Canada Day long weekend – we’re lucky to live close enough to the lake to enjoy relatively cool breezes but I finished mot of my heavy chores Thursday evening. A sweet smell wafted over me while mowing and I realized the Milkweed was opening. […]