Country Gardener

It was garden designer Piet Oudolf who taught me to see beauty in plants during their fall dying away. Here are two examples from my garden,...

Fall is best time of year for me. Here are my reasons for loving autumn: 1. Heat and humidity go away 2. The light is golden and magical 3. ...

I was away last weekend in Killarney, not far from Sudbury, where I joined a fun group of people for a photo workshop , and had a lovely tim...

The New York Times recently had a good article in their Home and Garden section about creating a perennial meadow: "A perennial meadow ...

We've had a bit of a love affair with succulent plants. This variegated Agave americana collection began with a single plant, the bigge...

We are in the "Very High" region between London and Toronto Click on map to see it bigger Here's the Ontario precipitation ma...

Over the weekend I drove to Michigan to visit my hort buddy, Sandy, who lives near Lansing. At the border they always ask where you're g...

We're having a week of hot days, and the "official" start of fall is still two and a half weeks away, but the garden already f...

Eupatorium tucked in amongst Rudbeckia 'Herbstsonne, Karl Foerster feather reed grass and fountain grass Eupatorium is one of my favori...

Back in July, this pumpkin-like mystery vine started to grow on our compost pile. It has now covered it entirely, plus our leaf mold pile, a...