Our front lawn has never looked better, thanks to rainfall once a week for June, July and August. Even September’s mini drought was good...

There is little joy to be found for folks behind the wheel when driving along the 401and 402 in Southwestern Ontario unless you...

Back in May someone asked me to help choose flowers for her containers around the pool.  There was a wedding planned for August, and she...

Four years ago I planted 22 native trees in our back forty.  Two of each, like Noah and the Ark.  We have a narrow, deep lot.  Our front...

In early July I could read the newspaper outdoors at 9:30 in the evening. These days I turn the lights on at the patio at 7:30. In a few...

Nighttime temperatures this week crept down to 6 or 7 degrees; a bit unusual for the first week of September.  Last year, we did not get...

The future for Boxwood looks grim. Boxwood, abroadleaf evergreen, has long been a staple for landscaping.  It is appreciated for its...

When Potato Beetles eat the leaves of your home-grown potato plants, your yield at harvest time can be reduced substantially. If Bean...

A client couple asked me to look at their Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia  nummularia ‘Aurea’).  A few weeks earlier it was vibrant as ever,...