Yesterday, I didn’t notice a thing was wrong with this Aquilegia.  Today it looks like this.  This is classic leafminer damage.  Weeks ago, a very small insect laid eggs between the leaf layers.  Now, the larva have hatched and are chewing as they crawl. 
I will remove these leaves and put them in the compost for [...]

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This gorgeous show-stopper is easy-to-grow and full of colour for almost 4 full weeks.  The one pictured here is in week #3.  Plant it next to a fence so it can climb, or at the base of a bush so it can scramble through the branches.  Clematis grow well in full sun or partial shade.  After it [...]

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Remember, just a few days ago, I showed you the little flowers on the pea plants - well, from flower to pod it only takes days.  So, be sure you do a daily walk in your veggie garden - you wouldn’t want to miss your peas at their peak.

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If you are very lucky when you move into your new home, the gardens will have been dug and will be to your liking. 
However, that usually isn’t the case.  Fortunately making a new garden bed is not that difficult.  The first step is to either draw your garden on a piece of paper, or to make a [...]

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So, for the next two weeks, I’ll be posting stills while Helen polishes up that accent of hers.  (Hope we won’t need subtitles when she returns!) 
Barbara

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Here is today’s photo of Helen’s peas that were planted a little over a month ago.  See those white blossoms?  Well, if the little insects do their work, each one of those flowers will be come a pea pod - which means, it won’t be long before we’re eating peas right from the garden!

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One of the great challenges for any gardener is learning how to garden in the shade.  However, once you discover what works in your shade garden - you are away to the races.  This patch of garden is under an enormous Eastern White Pine - basically we’re talking VERY dry shade.  I know the literature often [...]

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We planted this young Mrs. Cholmondeley clematis plant a couple of weeks ago, but it hasn’t yet found its way up the fence, so Barbara is giving it some help by tying it back.

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Here’s an update of the clematis that was just budding a week or so ago.
clematis-update-june-15

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Barbara wanted something tall in the middle of an island flowerbed, so she’s chosen sunflowers. But watch out also for the Gymnocladus dioicus, or Kentucky Coffee Tree.

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