Category: Homes
Growing Concerns: Short, dark days have role in plant life
On the winter solstice, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, London will get seven hours and 40 minutes of daylight.
Growing Concerns: Waxed amaryllis an easy blooming holiday gift
With the holidays just around the corner, here are a few gift ideas that you can give or treat yourself.
Growing Concerns: What’s under holiday decor is important
When it comes to holiday decorating, regardless of the colour combination, style or theme you chose, what is underneath all the colour is important.
Growing Concerns: Not too late to plant bulbs, and they are on sale
This warm weather means we still can plant spring bulbs.
Growing Concerns: Share your talents and produce as holiday gifts
I love to share so I have given IOU’s for plants from my garden to someone else in the spring.
Growing Concerns: Prepare for winter while the weather is still agreeable
This time of year, we ride a weather roller-coaster and our gardens are starting to suffer.
Growing Concerns: Workshops sometimes cheaper way to make holiday planter
Even though the leaves are late falling this year, most gardeners have pretty much put our gardens to bed and are waiting for spring.
Growing Concerns: Start planning now for vibrant spring garden
Fall is here and I am well underway planning for next year.
Growing Concerns: Fall garden cleanup may limit disease
There’s mixed views about whether or not you should clean up your flower beds in the fall and if you should dispose of all your leaves.
Growing Concerns: Collect seeds, cuttings for planting and sharing
This past week, I took advantage of the nice weather to gather a few seeds from some of my favourite plants.