Tapestry of flowers

Tapestry lawns: gorgeous and growing

Is your front yard a monotonous carpet of monotone green? Maybe this is the year you ditch traditional grass for something a little more interesting–a tapestry lawn. If you’re thinking this idea sounds vaguely familiar, you’re not wrong. Creating lawn alternatives with a greater diversity of plants is not new. After all, it’s a great…

Native plant in bloom

Wild and crazy wild ginger

Wild ginger appears every spring on a moss-covered boulder just outside the door to our cottage on the Bruce Peninsula. It’s a peculiar plant in many ways so I’m pleased but a little surprised to see it showing up at more and more garden centres here in Southern Ontario. If you’re tempted to try some of…