Category: Gardening
Youth horticulture club launches season at botanical food gardens
The For Our Youth (FOY) club gathered on April 26 for a chilly but productive meeting at one of our favourite locations — the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). We saw some familiar faces at the March Break Ripley and District Horticultural Society meeting, but stormy winter weather prevented us from getting together in February, […]
Growing Concerns: Roses ready for some special attention
Once I have cut back my roses I sprinkle about a 1/4 cup of Epson salt around the base.
Growing concerns: Spring jobs can be tackled one at a time
Daffodils are in bloom with tulips not far behind.
Baranyai: Gardening a balm amid world’s chaos
There is healing in coaxing food from the earth, unparalleled by any meditation app or “news holiday” one might turn to for a moment’s peace
Growing Concerns: When the forsythia bloom, rake the lawn
The yellow blooms of the forsythia are proof the soil has warmed enough that the grass is actively growing.