Lorraine Flanigan – Garden Making

Travel the Garden Promenade in Ottawa/Gatineau

August 2, 2018 by Lorraine Flanigan

the Garden Promenade bus takes visitors to Ottawa/Gatineau on a freewheeling floral trip that highlights the cities’ 50 gardens

In Ottawa/Gatineau, every Saturday morning throughout the season, the Garden Promenade bus takes visitors on a freewheeling floral trip.

MosaïCulture Gatineau 2018: A Magnificent Journey

October 10, 2018July 27, 2018 by Lorraine Flanigan

Mosaiculture Mother Nature at MosaïCulture Gatineau in Jacques Cartier Park in Gtineau, Quebec.

Lorraine Flanigan reports on MosaïCulture Gatineau which runs until Oct. 15, 2018, at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Quebec, featuring 45 pieces of living horticultural sculptures.

Getting to know sanguisorbas

February 4, 2019March 8, 2018 by Lorraine Flanigan

Sanguisorba ‘Little Angel’. (Photo by Marco van Noort)

Long favoured by British and European gardeners, sanguisorbas (burnets) are starting to show up in Canadian gardens. These understated perennials are hardy.

How to grow a pawpaw tree

February 3, 2019February 16, 2018 by Lorraine Flanigan

Pawpaw is small tree with a beautiful, pear-shaped form and hardy to Zone 6. (Photo: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs)

Culinary popularity is making the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) the next big thing for backyards. Linda Grimo thinks the tree is ideal for urban landscape.

5 ornamental grasses for shade

February 4, 2019April 19, 2017 by Lorraine Flanigan

Japanese forest grass (Photo from Flickr by Megan Hanson)

When we think of ornamental grasses, visions of sun-kissed meadows come to mind. But some grasses hail from shadier parts. Here are five to try.