A Garden for All
I didn’t expect to like the violet vodka cordial but I was wrong. Those pretty but invasive little Johnny jump-ups that dot our front lawn each spring, much to my …
Medicinal herb walks not that different in Canada and Peru Read More
Geminate: In equal pairs like twins.* These berries of Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle) grow in pairs, slightly united at their base. L. tatarica is native to central Asia but is now …
Botanical Nerd Word: Geminate Read More
Sympetalous:Â With the petals united, at least near the base.* Plants such as petunias (Petunia spp.), Calibrachoa, morning glories (Ipomoea spp.), flowering tobacco (Nicotiana spp.), and many others all have sympetalous …
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Director of Horticulture, Paul Zammit’s top choices and all-around favourite plants which are much-loved by pollinators: Monarda (Beebalm or Bergamot), in particular Monarda didyma (beebalm), M. fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) and …
Plants for Pollinators Read More
If you’ve ever contemplated gardening in a raised bed, writer Tara Nolan has just the book for you. Raised Bed Revolution: Build It, Fill It, Plant It… Garden Anywhere (Cool …
Everything You Ever Want to Know About Raised Bed Gardening Read More
Connate-perfoliate: With the bases of opposite leaves fused around the stem.* Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum), and boneset, (Eupatorium perfoliatum), are both native plants in this area which have connate-perfoliate leaves.  …
Botanical Nerd Word: Connate-perfoliate Read More
A plethora of peonies is currently in bloom at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden. I visited the garden during the 12th Annual Oshawa Peony Festival but the succession of blooms, …
Peonies on Parade at Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden Read More
If you love wildflowers you’d enjoy a visit to Mt. Cuba Center, an unusual garden in the rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont. This non-profit botanical garden is dedicated to …
Wildflowers Rule at Delaware’s Mt. Cuba Center Read More
Convolute (from Latin convolutus): Rolled up, as leaves before unfurling.* Hosta leaves exhibit graceful spirals as they open in the spring thanks to their convolute arrangement in the bud. *Schmid, …
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Everyone loves to see other people’s gardens. That’s why Toronto Botanical Garden’s annual Through the Garden Gate garden tour, now in its 29th year, is always such a success. TTGG …
TTGG 2016 Tours Gardens in The Kingsway Read More