The Earth is good to me
It’s Sunday. I’m writing this column while watching a newsmagazine show. Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving with those in our family who could make the trip to the County. Today, one week later, the house is quiet. I am thankful for the chaos a weekend with family brings and I am thankful for the quiet […]
A weekend of thanks
Thanksgiving weekend usually signals the beginning of the end of the farm stand. There is still loads of fresh produce filling the shelves, but they will be emptying more than filling and with the hard frost we had last week there is going to be a lot less picking and harvesting. By the end of […]
Flip the script
BTW, I do have an opinion about what happened at Picton’s Tim Hortons a week or so ago. Yes I do. For most of the years I when I was working full-time, many of the settings/workplaces I worked in were culturally diverse. In my early years of my career, I worked in Toronto for a […]
Hydrangea confusion
It’s now been four years since I started hosting a small radio call-in show for gardeners looking for help with their outdoor spaces. So far, it has not only been an amazing experience for me, the phone lines have been jammed from the moment the show starts until the final credits. The radio show has […]
Questions for fall
It’s definitely time for me to answer some reader questions. These three questions seem to be the hot ones for fall this year when it comes to indoor and outdoor plant care. “My cedars are turning brown from the inside. Are they dying and what can I do to save them?” Good news, you don’t […]
Everything Old is New Again
October just happened to show up! And, last week, I had a few light-bulb moments. Maybe October is the month for me to shine. I do have light-bulb moments every once in a while. Last week was the most bulbous of all of the light-bulb moments for me. First of all, I think I spend […]
Decision-making
One of my favourite meals is pizza. Not just any pizza, specifically a margherita pizza. Sounds like a simple meal right? Except that the three item pizza— sauce, cheese and dough—is anything but simple. There are countless variations on each. Which tomatoes? Any spices in the sauce? How much garlic? The cheese is of equal […]
Need for more greens
Sometimes I find that the articles I am most excited about come from heated arguments, and this one is no exception. I had a well-known landscape designer approach me to be part of a pitch to a large building developer about adding landscaping and community beautification to all of his projects. While this may seem […]
Time and again
As I write this it’s Sunday and the last full day of summer. By three o’clock tomorrow afternoon it will be Autumn. Like many of all y’all, I’m surprised by how quickly time passes “when you’re having fun”. A much, much, much younger me couldn’t wait for the weekend. No work, no school, no expectations […]
In defence of sweet wines
Whenever I am offered a glass of sweet wine during a dinner, I am reminded of how much I love them. And why I don’t drink them as often as I would like despite having many bottles languishing in my own cellar. Sweet wines can accompany a wide range of palates and plates. Let’s start […]