Aldona at Large: People and Plants = Perfection!
Gardeners know that this is the busiest (and best) time of year, and your faithful scribbler hasn’t been letting any grass grow under her feet (except for the quack and crab variety). It’s not...
Gardeners know that this is the busiest (and best) time of year, and your faithful scribbler hasn’t been letting any grass grow under her feet (except for the quack and crab variety). It’s not...
The redbud in this photo may be weeping, but I’m all smiles: the City parking lot in front of our building is finally open. Hallelujah! All of us can now breathe a sigh of relief and put seven long...
Blue Potato Bush (Solanum rantonnei), Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne There’s a lot to tell you about what’s going on, but first, a quick side trip to Melbourne on the final leg of my...
When I was a very young woman back in the 14th century, I made friends in London and Toronto with folks from Australia, England and Ireland. More than 40 years later, I have kept many of these...
Next week I’ll post more about my Australian adventure. But for now, I wanted to write about another kind of adventure our gardens are experiencing as the temperatures go up and down like a roller...
Last year, I was among those who sharply sucked in their breath when it was announced that Canada Blooms would co-locate with the National Home Show. Like many other gardeners and garden scribblers,...
Trust me, twenty hours flying time leaves you feeling none too fresh. So it was just as well that I managed to nip into the washroom for a lightning-quick wash and brush-up and a change of clothes...
Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? And certainly at the TBG, the last few days of January have been as thorny as the Berberis shown above, as we wrestle to the ground this year’s budget, and...
…Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone… From In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti, c1872 Oh, never mind the dreary dirge. Your faithful scribbler has...
Too much tush time, that’s been the problem. Most of my days are spent working at the computer, or answering emails, or going through various letters and documents. I also sit in at meetings, which...
