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Although the fall garden is rich in a blaze of beautiful golden, orange, red and burgundy tones, I continue to have a soft spot for white, even in autumn. One …
Paul’s Plant Picks: New Additions and a Sad Farewell Read More
Although I have traditionally not been a big fan of the colour pink in the garden, I confess that I was immediately drawn to Anemone hupehensis ‘Pretty Lady Diana’ when …
Paul’s Plant Pick: A Bright New Star in our Garden Read More
Paul Zammit has chosen these trees and shrubs for their attractive appearance in the winter landscape. Betula nigra (River birch) Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus(Prostrate rock spray) Quercus robur f. fastigiata(Columnar …
Top trees and shrubs for winter Read More
I have always been drawn to the simple beauty of eggplants from the nodding flower buds that appear at the base of the leaves to the star-shaped papery blossoms eventually …
Paul’s Plant Picks: Beautiful Edibles Read More
Echinacea ‘Solar Flare’ in the Entry Garden Walk I find it very exciting to watch flower buds develop and emerge through the foliage in the garden. Such is definitely the …
Paul’s Plant Pick: Beauty before Flowers Read More
This week’s beautiful, but dark, star in the garden. Last Friday, as I walked through the gardens I was joined by a number of American Goldfinches darting about, a song …
Paul’s Plant Pick: Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ Read More
“Wow” and “is it real” are two expressions I have heard repeatedly over the past week as visitors enter the Floral Hall courtyard. They are referring to the breathtaking Wisteria vine …
Paul’s Pick: Patience and Good Pruning Read More
In addition to the beautiful magnolias that are just beginning to flower, we are very excited that spiketail (Stachyurus praecox), a seldom-seen shrub, is currently in full glorious bloom on …
Paul’s Pick: Spiketail: a rare gem now in bloom Read More
These spring flowering plants put on a stunning display in the gardens of the Toronto Botanical Garden. Perennials Eranthis hyemalis(Winter aconite) Zone 3 Helleborus niger (Christmas rose) Zone 3 …
Top 10 spring plants Read More
When one thinks of yellow, spring- flowering shrubs in the garden, plants such as Witchhazel (Hamamelis) and Forsythia come to mind. A lesser-known and seldom-seen beauty is Cornus mas, the …
Paul’s Plant Pick: Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) is ready to shine Read More