As I went through the garden doing my Sunday morning stroll today I noticed that my calla lilies (zantedeschia aethiopica) are finally blooming and I knew immediately that they would be the ideal blooms to use for a little flower arrangement. At the end of the process I was pleased with the arrangement above, but…
Last year almost accidentally I stumbled over a few little containers of old fashioned matthiola, better known under the common name stock, at a big box store and brought them home with me. Somehow these plants weren’t on my radar before, but that really changed once they were planted in the garden. I fell in…
As expected there weren’t many roses blooming in my garden in the month of February, as a matter of fact, this is the month where I have the least blooms for seasonal reasons. And that is OK since even the roses need a break once a year to regain their strength to produce their wonderful…
BlossomPure Organic Presents: Imam Zaid Shakir explaining the importance of supporting local ethical farmers and why you should support BlossomPure. Filmed at BlossomPure’s flagship store in Toronto, Canada on Jan 01, 2017. Follow Imam Zaid Shakir here. BlossomPure started building partnerships with ethical local farmers to help them continue farming, despite competition with corporations threatening…
Lately, I found myself longing so much for some spring blooms to bring indoors. My garden doesn’t have to offer much right now that would be suitable as a cut flower, so I decided to go for the luxury and buy a little spring bouquet. I didn’t have to search long until I fell in…
Since my last post about my garden from the beginning of January, I have been mainly busy deleaving and pruning all my roses. Even though my garden is small some of my roses aren’t and it is quite an undertaking to accomplish this job each year. The photo above shows rosa ‘Pierre de Ronsard’ in all…
Bridging the gap: From Hydro Shops to Horticulture. Cannabis is no longer exclusively grown in basements and hidden greenhouses. As cultivation moves into the public sector, we can also begin to move away from some of the myths and misinformation that has vexed the industry for decades. I will give you proven principles from the…
Rose pickings were unusually slim this January and as most gardeners would do I was trying to understand what the causes were for that. One reason was pretty clear: Normally I push the roses still growing in containers to continue to produce blooms throughout the winter by fertilizing very late in the year. I also don’t…
Do you remember the three little four weeks old rescue Doberman puppies that we took on in April last year? Today I would like to go back in time and continue their story. Elsa, the red one, had just left us. The picture above is one of the last photos that we took of her…
Since the beginning of the new year, I catch myself getting somewhat antsy thinking about our next vacation. Now that is a little bit early since we are most likely not be able to go anywhere before June but I can already dream and the joy of anticipation is a nice thing to have. I…