I made the trip from Toronto to Niagara-on-the-Lake last week to visit Garden Making's offices for some meetings, and took a few photos of my pretty succulents. I shipped them off to the office once the temperature was dipping below 10°C on a regular basis, about a month and a half ago. They need to live in a sunny spot over the winter, and while I have lots of windows in … [Read more...] about Overwintering succulents
overwintering plants
Emergency plant storage
It never fails that at this late date in the season, I’m still juggling plants that are out of the ground and have no hope of finding a proper home this season. These are plants I’ve purchased and then nursed along on the driveway all summer (too busy to install them). Others are the result of dividing large perennial clumps this autumn (indecision on where to plant the … [Read more...] about Emergency plant storage