Gardening That Grows With Me
Height: 80 cm (2 feet) Spread: 100cm (3 feet) Bloom: light pink, mid-summer, slight rebloom in late August Foliage: yellow to chartreuse green but on the brighter yellow side in full sun Spring foliage: same Pluses: Foliage colour, size and shape, easy care I have several Goldmound Spirea’s grown mostly for their bright yellow-green foliage… Read more »
Height: 80 cm (2 feet) Spread: 100cm (3 feet) Bloom: medium pink, mid-summer, slight rebloom in late August Foliage: Spring foliage is coppery orange-red fading to green-yellow (although duller than Goldmound). Fall colour is burnt red. Pluses: Spring and fall colour, flower colour Minuses: A bit faded in mid-summer after flowering unless cut back to… Read more »
We have been making fresh cut french fries since growing our potatoes three years ago. While we love fries I hate the cleanup. Oil splattered all over the stove which seems to take days to completely clean. I often debated about purchasing a deep fryer but every time I went to look at one I… Read more »
Winter protection is not something I typically need in our garden. I focus largely on planting cold hardy trees and shrubs and anything that is pushing the limit I place in a protected spot. However this year we had to cut the foundation yews along our house completely down to the ground due to the… Read more »
Height: 60 cm (18 inches) Spread: 60 – 80 cm (18 inches to 2 feet) Bloom: deep pink, mid-summer, rebloom in August Foliage: orange-red in spring and fall changing to chartreuse green with red tips that holds its summer colour well. Pluses: Foliage colour, flower colour, small size I love this one. It is good… Read more »
Height: 2-9 m (6-30 feet) Bloom: white in early May Fall Colour: may turn yellow Fruit: yes, red Pros: Ontario Native Tree Another cherry tree native to the Carolinian or Deciduous Forest Region. Choke Cherry forms a large erect shrub or small tree, often multi-branched as it can form dense thickets from suckering. The fruit… Read more »
Height: 2 m (7 feet) Spread: 1.5 m (5 feet) Bloom: Small white flowers in spring Exposure: Full sun to part shade Foliage: blackish-purple, new growth red-purple Pluses: foliage colour Cons: Japanese beetle damage When we first moved to our yard there were 16 Purpleleaf Sand Cherry spread throughout my gardens. With it’s rich reddish-purple… Read more »
Common Names: Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry Zone: hardy to zone 3 Plant Type: Deciduous tree Height: 20 metres (60 to 90 feet) tall Spread: 35 to 50 feet wide Bloom: white in May Fruit: black / red in fall Habitat: full sun to part shade prefers moist, fertile soils Fall Colour: yellow to orange… Read more »
Height: 6 m (18 – 20 feet) Spread: 5 m (12 – 15 feet) Bloom: early spring before foliage Exposure: Full sun Pluses: four seasons of interest from early spring blooms to healthy foliage to crab apples that remain on the tree October through January. Indian Magic begins with red buds that open to dark… Read more »
Height: 6 m (18 – 20 feet) Spread: 5 m (12 – 15 feet) Bloom: early spring before foliage Exposure: Full sun Pluses: four seasons of interest from early spring blooms to healthy foliage to crab apples that remain on the tree October through January. Sugar Tyme flowering crab apple buds start out light pink… Read more »