There’s a lot to learn as a new gardener, and tons of common terms you’ll see on seed packages or within the gardening community that aren’t always easy to understand. One of them that confused me in my first year as a gardener was self-seeding annual. I couldn’t help but think “you mean a perennial”? …
Self-Seeding & Spreading Annuals That Just Won’t Stop Read More »
A few years ago, this lush 600 square foot garden was a regular patch of grass. It didn’t bring me joy, and it didn’t serve a purpose. I knew I needed this space to be my vegetable garden, but it felt like a daunting task and I just didn’t know where to start. In past …
The 2022 garden season is well underway in Southern Ontario (Zone 6B) and with it comes another year of experimenting with trellis and cage options to help get the most out of my plants. Over the last few years, I’ve built and tested a variety of trellises to varying degrees of success. Most importantly, I’ve …
My garden is based in Southern Ontario, zone 6B. On my property, and the properties of many home gardeners throughout Ontario there are a handful of ‘weeds’ that try to take over my garden and lawn year after year. I’m going to explore the biggest challenges and even the positives (silver linings are important) of …
Ranking Common Garden Weeds from Worst to Least Worst. Read More »
