One of the best ways to discover new plants or design ideas for your garden is to visit other gardens, regardless if you travel down the block or on an overnight trip. Looking at how someone else arranges plants, combines colours, positions paths or places ornaments reveals the immense creativity of garden design. Admittedly, walking through a grand garden in a climate more … [Read more...] about Visit new gardens to explore garden design
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The best of Canada Garden Route tour
Garden Making’s coast-to-coast tour of the Canada Garden Route began in mid-May on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island and ended a month and a half later in St. John’s, Newfoundland. And what an exciting, whirlwind trip it was! People ask me, “What was the best part of the trip?” And honestly, there were so many “bests” I thought the only way to answer the question was to jot … [Read more...] about The best of Canada Garden Route tour
Much to see at Newfoundland’s MUN Botanical Garden
When I arrived in St. John’s at the end of June, Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Director Liz Klose handed me a fleece jacket—and with temperatures hovering around 10ºC, it was a cozy comfort! I quickly learned that it was “Junuary” and the harbingers of this cool weather, small smelt-like fish called capelin, were running. Welcome to Newfoundland! A … [Read more...] about Much to see at Newfoundland’s MUN Botanical Garden
All about plants at Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden
Plant nerd alert: this garden is for you! Sure, the Roger Van den Hende garden in Quebec is beautiful, even on a drizzly day like the one when I visited, guided by the incredibly knowledgeable Blanche Dansereau, Adjunct, Emeritus Professor at Laval University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Food. Waterproof notebook and camera in hand, I followed Professor Dansereau to our … [Read more...] about All about plants at Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden
Mosaïcultures is a hit at Montreal Botanical Garden
No matter what the season, there’s always something happening at the Montreal Botanical Garden. I’ve been in November when frost rimmed the sparkling leaves of the last of the season’s perennials; I’ve visited in early May when tulips were blooming their faces off and an astonishing number of yellow magnolias flowered against a clear blue sky. In summer 2013, during … [Read more...] about Mosaïcultures is a hit at Montreal Botanical Garden
