I have a couple of Cup Plants growing in amongst wild grasses and Blue Flag Irises, down by the water’s edge of the small lake where we live in southern Ontario. A garden this is not. I added the irises and the Cups in an attempt to add a little colour to the one and…
In my travels this summer I’ve been noticing that the plants that really stood out for me weren’t necessarily bright (although there’s something to be said for hot colours in the summer garden). But show me a plant or a group of plants with extraordinary texture and I’d stop in my tracks. Here are 5…
Itching for something to do now that the garden is on autopilot and we’re gliding into the last days of summer? Now’s the perfect time for a garden shed makeover. Here are five awesome inspirations I discovered on my recent travels, snooping in other people’s awesome gardens. Palladian folly You can’t really even call this…
The weather has been “hotter than the hubs of hell” (as my guy likes to say) but that hasn’t stopped us from partying merrily with friends from near and far. Our cottage was made for entertaining and hosting overnight guests and we take full advantage. Which means that as our guests are getting my enthusiastic…
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Ministry of the fence 