Chicago – Garden Clippings Saturday September 30, 2017 Chicago, America’s third largest city is perhaps mostly known for its varied and bold architecture. Chicago is a city of museums and art galleries, anchored by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry. For the sports enthusiasts, Chicago is home to the…
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Boxwood Garden Clippings for Sept 23, 2017 In our home landscape, other than dandelions, we have more Boxwood plants than any other plant. There is a Boxwood hedge bordering the Rudbeckias in the south garden and there are Boxwoods planted at the base of the wrought iron fence. There is another hedge around the back…
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Holly Garden Clippings for Sept 16, 2017 Ho, ho, ho, have a Holly, Holly Christmas. No matter what time of the year, whenever I see a Holly (ilex) bush, I think of Christmas. Holly’s dark green leaves, with sharply toothed margins along with the familiar bright red berries will put the nastiest scrooge in a…
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What’s wrong with my? Garden Clippings for September 9, 2017 What’s wrong with my Flowering Crab tree? Apple trees and Flowering Crab-apples have been dropping leaves all summer. Some trees have by now almost completely defoliated. The culprit is apple scab, a fungus that has done more harm this year than ever, mostly because of…
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Fall Grass Work Garden Clippings for September 2, 2017 Like clockwork. On August 22, the Japanese Beetles disappeared. They arrived on July 19 and bothered us for 34 days. The last beetle keeled over a week ago Tuesday, at around 8:30 in the evening. Okay, perhaps it was not quite so precise. But Japanese beetles…
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Trees, But. Garden Clippings for August 26, 2017 Looking for the perfect shade tree? You will be sadly disappointed because there really is no such thing. We love our trees, but ask any homeowner how they like their particular tree, and they will answer with both positives and negatives. My sister in law who lives…
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It was a swell treat to listen to Karen Durance, affectionately known as Sarnia Lambton’s Butterfly Lady, at the monthly Green Drinks event a week ago. To her spellbound audience of about 40, Karen spoke quietly as if her knowledge and experience of butterflies was second nature. Those in attendance now have a new appreciation…
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Oak Diseases Strong as an Oak. There is perhaps no tree as tough, stately and impressive as an Oak. The wood of Oak is hard, heavy, and can withstand the fiercest of its enemies. Here in Sarnia Lambton, we have a special fondness for Oaks. Now that Ash trees have all but disappeared, Oaks are…
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How to Install Sod Garden Clippings for August 5, 2017 Sod looks easy enough to apply, just like wallpaper. But we know that friendships have been strained and marriages have suffered when two like-minded people get together to hang wallpaper. Not so with sod. In fact, I dare say that relationships are strengthened when two…
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Echinacea Garden Clippings for July 30, 2017 The wonderful advantage that perennials have over annuals is they only need to be planted once, and will come back year after year. The not so wonderful thing about perennials is their flowering time. Some perennials, particularly those flowering in early spring, will flower for only a week…
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