Garden Updates: April 2022
The calendar says spring, the snow has all gone, and spring is slowly appearing in the gardens. As usual the weather teases us with a nice warm day and then a chilly day. Today is a rainy day so the … Continued
Garden Journal: September 2021
September, time to change from one season to the next. We seemed to go from hot and humid weather to cool and wet weather in a few short days. And mentioning short days, the daylight is vanishing earlier and earlier … Continued
Plant Profile: Chives
Chives are a perennial herb that belongs to the onion family. I have two types of chives growing in the garden, each flowering at different times of the season. The common chives have tubular leaves/stalks and blooms in May and … Continued
Herb’s Place
A new little spot was created in the trellis garden and called Herb’s Place. I don’t know if the mail carrier will drop by with any mail, but there are going to be lots of herbs. An old mailbox was … Continued
Garlic and Garlic Chives for G
I love growing garlic chives in the garden, more for the pretty white flowers than the garlic flavoured chives. I also planted some garlic for the first time last Fall. Towards the end of September 2015 I purchased some garlic … Continued