Is that supposed to be some sort of artistic statement? What is that? This from my neighbour looking at a miscellany of terra cotta pots grouped in one of my flower beds. It actually was my vain attempt to save the last of my species tulips from the marauding chipmunks…. Continue reading
Get ready to grow with the help of Jane and Peter Martell of Silver Creek Creations, who are joining the other vendors at our local monthly market. They established a nursery business on their property on Hutchison Drive four years ago, when they felt the grounds were safe from errant… Continue reading
By Jill Williams I have a quotation from Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind on my bulletin board in the kitchen that I have been glancing at all winter “O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”. Well, spring is finally here and the best part of the… Continue reading
Peter Keeping is clematis enthusiast and an internationally renowned expert on Clematis. Along with his wife Sheila, Peter operates Peter and Sheila’s Country Garden in Bowmanville, Ontario. He was introduced to the species in 1982 when he received two plants for his birthday, and soon joined the International Clematis Society… Continue reading
©Deborah Carew I often get asked to recommend gardening books that are practical and useful for gardeners in this community. At the top of my personal heap of useful books are all the Harrowsmith gardening books, and many of them are available in the Millbrook Library. I would particularly recommend… Continue reading
Lorraine Hughes The last few weeks I have been preparing my vegetable garden for the winter season. This is my third season and I still feel I am learning a great deal; this year especially after my time of learning in the Millbrook Community garden I think my garden is… Continue reading
September 2015 Get Out! In the fields the goldenrod is already past its prime; the purple of the New England Asters is no longer as glowing; and the leaves of the ash trees are definitely beginning to colour. The oppressive heat of the first week of school is now definitely… Continue reading
Ann Berkeley One local landscape gardener admitted to the Times that he could not tell the difference between ragweed (bad) and Goldenrod (good.) He is not alone. Another gardening enthusiast, Wendy Olsen, of Millbrook says ignorance of the differences is greater the further away from the country that people live…. Continue reading
Lorraine Hughes This past spring and into the early days of summer this is what I was exclaiming from my vegetable garden. I planted beets in the same patch I had a bumper crop last year and alas disappointment has been my companion this year in the beet department. Either… Continue reading
