Winter: Jobs To Do
Evaluate the placement, form and framework of evergreens, trees and shrubs, ornaments and structures. Make notes for changes and additions. Carefully tie twine to damaged…
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What’s In Bloom: Who Says?
Who says you can’t plant bulbs through the snow in November? Well I’ll be planting on until they’re all in – rain, sun, or snow!…
What’s In Bloom: It’s a berry good time!
It’s been a particularly good year for all things ‘berry’, and this is no-less so for one particular garden bed here at the Toronto Botanical…
What’s In Bloom: Perfect Gardening Weather
It’s been a particularly fine fall, and many trees & shrubs are producing fruit by the bushel, with fantastic colours to boot. Malus ‘Donald Wyman’…
Sweet Autumn
Autumn is officially here and the weather has been so sweet – so is the Clematis terniflora (sweet autumn clematis) covering the Demonstration Garden trellis….
Top trees and shrubs for winter
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…
What’s In Bloom: September Flowers on …
And Hibiscus ‘Blue River II’ (hardy hibiscus) does not disappoint! Rivalling Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’ in beauty, you just have to decide what colour you prefer….
What’s In Bloom: Hello Beautiful!
Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’ (hardy hibiscus) right up close, in the Perennial Border. Every summer I look for beautiful friends in the garden – that is,…
How can you tell a monarch from a viceroy butterfly?
Viceroy butterflies, which are not poisonous, copy the monarch’s colouring to protect themselves from predators. While a bird may not notice the difference, we can…
What’s In Bloom: The August Stretch
For many, August is a slow-me-down-time in the garden. Not around here! In the Show Garden Kniphofia ‘Lemon Popsicle’ (Popsicle Series) (red hot poker), from…