by Leslie Cox; Sunday; June 10, 2018

You know what’s weird?
Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon…everything’s different.

~ Bill Watterson – Calvin & Hobbes

by Leslie Cox; Saturday; June 9, 2018

It is so hard to stay on top of one’s schedule when you are a gardener. There is simply too much to do almost all at once. And then there are the interruptions, of course. A pest which needs dealing with…like the hours I spent hand-squishing the hatched azalea sawfly larvae which were consuming two of my favourite azaleas.

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by Leslie Cox; Friday; June 1, 2018

Nature certainly created stunning images in the garden.

by Leslie Cox; Tuesday; May 8, 2018

Sadie loves welcoming visitors to our garden. See? She is waiting for you.

(Our Garden Open Days are Saturdays & Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
throughout May and June. Or by appointment.)

by Leslie Cox; Sunday; May 6, 2018

There is just sooo much happening in the garden right now, it is difficult to know where to start! I’ll start with the apple blossoms as I can see the old ‘Transparent’ tree from my kitchen sink window, first thing in the mornings.

That tree never ceases to amaze me. It was planted by the original owners of our house, circa 1960s. Unfortunately, life has not been perfectly kind to it. At some point, prior to our acquisition of the property, the tree suffered a split caused by who knows what…but likely a snow load. Time has progressed since that fateful day and the split has developed into a sizable hole…rotten inside. And yet…here it stands in the spring of 2018, just loaded with blossoms. A sure sign it will have some fruit for pies and applesauce come mid-summer.

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