Tag: Homes

I’m often asked, “How many plants do I need to fill a space?” This can be challenging to answer, but I’ll try my best.

The dog days of summer hit my area even before summer was officially here. I walk around my garden and see so many of my plants flagging from lack of water.

Every weekend at this time of year, there is a garden tour or walk.

I can’t get over just how big some of my garden plants are.

Pots and planters can be made in a rainbow of colors and sizes. Some of us purchase ones with plants already in them and others wish to create their own floral combination. There are a few things that can help make all your planters successful. Let’s start with where you put them. I like to […]

Are you frustrated with your lawn? You spend hours watering, fertilizing and cutting them, only to have something come along and dig holes in it. What? And why?

This time of year I find myself wandering between gardening jobs. I go to start something in the garden and see something else that needs to be done and I wonder away from my first task. I can have sic or eight unfinished projects on the go in the garden. When I head to the […]

Last week I shared a list of perennials in bloom this time of year; today I’m looking at trees and shrubs that create a show at this time of year.

The sun has been shining, the grass is growing and plants are coming alive in the garden. Every day, something new is breaking through the ground or, in some cases, actually beginning to flower. As a designer, I’m often asked to how to get colour in my garden all year long. It’s all about scheduling […]

Spring is sure here and so is the roller-coaster of weather: One day, we’re at 12 C  and the next day, it’s snowing. I’ve been asked if the season is ahead or behind the average norm; what I’ve come to realize is that there is no average norm anymore. Once, we’d get our first snowfall […]