August in the woodland/wildlife garden
Some of my favourite August bloomers in the woodland/wildlife garden and the wildlife they attract.
The joys of sharing your garden
Opening your garden to like-minded gardeners is a real eye-opening experience.
Is a knee wall in your landscaping plans?
The popularity of knee walls in the landscape creates an opportunity for gardeners to add interest to their front landscaping.
Create swaths of colour to fire up your spring garden
Forget-me-nots and other spring ground covers for the woodland garden
A gift for our backyard wildlife
Creating backyard habitat for owls, bats and bees is one of the greatest gifts you can give this holiday season.
Embracing the beauty of the fall woodland garden
Some of my favourite plants for the best late fall colours in our garden captured with the original Lensbaby Composer lens.
Window boxes with European style
It’s hard not to notice the sheer abundance of window boxes and container plantings throughout the small towns and cities in Europe. In this post we explore the world of European window boxes.
Spotted beebalm: A native you need in your garden
Spotted bee balm is a fascinating native plant that will be a mainstay in our natural woodland garden.
Searching for Simplicity
Simplicity in the garden adds a sense of calm and serenity to the landscape.
Save Trees takes a stand
Trees may be the first step in saving our environment from climate change, either planting one or saving one.
Focus on a Japanese-inspired garden
A water feature changed our Japanese-inspired garden over night.
Dames Rocket:Romancing the ordinary
Dames Rocket is considered a non-native invasive plant, but it can be a flower photographer’s dream come true.
How to create a natural log planter
Adding a path-side planter from a large branch or decaying tree trunk is a project everyone can accomplish by following the steps in this post.
Native plants on the woodland walk
I take a walk in the woods to explore the native wildflowers. Trilliums, Marsh Marigolds, Wild Geraniums, Mayapples, Forget-me-nots and a host of others that we can use in our own woodland gardens.
What about all those cultivars of Native Plants?
Should nativars be used in our gardens or is it better to stick with unmodified native plants?
Inspiration: Discovering the essence of your garden
Finding inspiration for garden design has many sources, from nature to the work of fine artists who capture the essence of place in a single image or work of art.
A fascinating look at Foliage
Foliage is an elegant oversized coffee table book featuring the beautiful images of master photographer Harold Feinstein.
Yellow lady slipper orchids in the garden
Growing hardy Yellow Ladyslippers can be difficult, but the rewards are well worth it.
The Garden: An artist’s spiritual approach to shaping our vision of beauty
The Garden is Canadian photographer Freeman Patterson’s tribute to his garden in Shamper’s Bluff, New Brunswick where he combines his passion for nature with his love of gardening and photography.
River cruises offer incredible garden experiences
Nothing says spring quite like tulips, daffodils and a range of colourful spring bulbs. There are lots of ways to experience tulip festivals from local events to European river cruises to Amsterdam, the motherland of tulips.