Tiny Grasshoppers

July 15, 2011
Two-Striped Grasshopper

I’ve been noticing a lot more of the insects in the garden this year, and we’ve had some interesting visitors. The green darner dragonfly that visited my hanging baskets in the front yard was pretty cool, but these little tiny vibrantly green grasshoppers are my new favourite visitors to the garden. Sure, they are eating [...]

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Bowmanville’s Magnificent Red Oak

July 13, 2011
Large Red Oak Tree in Bomwanville

On Canada Day Graham and I headed with Nate in the car over to the historic neighbourhood in our town of Bowmanville. Some of the houses in the area date back to the mid-nineteenth century, and we always enjoy looking at them and the gardens planted around them. (I have more photographs of those gardens [...]

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The Flowers of Yorkville

July 12, 2011
Greenhouse at Teatro Verde in Toronto

Last week I went into Toronto with a friend for a media event that took place in the Yorkville neighbourhood. While we walked about the area with our toddlers in tow, we admired the plantings of trees and flowers in the area. I had my camera on hand, so I took it out and captured [...]

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Recycle Your Old Pots!

July 4, 2011
Recycle your flower pots at loblaws

Did you know that you can bring your old flower pots to any Loblaws or Great Canadian Superstore garden centre for recycling? They don’t have to have originated from those stores, either. You can bring any plastic pots or containers or plant trays to the centre for recycling. I am inspired to clean out my [...]

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Friends & Family Garden Tour: Terri’s Roses

June 29, 2011
Roses in Bloom

My neighbour and friend Terri, who lives across the way from us, grows some really beautiful roses. Terri’s rose garden is as neat, organized and orderly as the inside of her home is. She doesn’t follow any of the traditional “rules” that exist for growing and keeping roses, other than feeding them regularly and pruning [...]

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