A life of whimsey

2025 Calendar Well, I was starting to think this coming year's calendars were going to be stuck in Purolator limbo indefinitely, but they...

There’s something special in the November air—a quiet magic that feels almost personal. Walking with Milo this morning, it seems as...

I garden in a city on the Canadian prairies, which means space is limited. But that's no reason to think you can't have a small cutting...

In the last few years, I've been conducting casual consultations for family and friends, but the time has come to expand my services and...

I was working in the garden the other day, dirty, hot, sweaty, and filled with aches that left me no doubt that I was approaching 60. I...

The busy spring season (and, let's face it, life in general) can get in the way of posting as things in the garden happen. But that's...

Yesterday I talked about how less can be more, even with floral displays, so today I'm showing you what's on my kitchen counter and the...

When I first began growing flowers specifically for cutting, flower farmers were my teachers. Erin Benzikin of Floret, Melanie from...

This morning, feeling in need of consolation, I hastily grabbed my watering can and camera and made my way to the back garden. The...

I was captivated by a short documentary on Helen Stewart, a multi-talented artist, author, and devoted gardener, living in Victoria,...