flowers… Planting Seeds of Life and Hope 20 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”Martin Luther (1483-1546), monk, priest, theology professor, composer, central figure in the…
travel… Finding Fairy Trees 15 Mar 202015 Mar 2020 During our trip to Ireland we enjoyed day trips to Wicklow, Glendalough and Kilkenny and to Connemora and Cong. Our guides, Yoann and Michael, pointed out singular trees growing in…
flowers… Touring the Greenhouse Collections 8 Mar 202014 Mar 2020 environmental controls in the Desert Collection The University of Toronto Growth Facilities are open to the public during the week. The four main collection areas: Tropical, Palm, Temperate, and Desert,…
Garden Tour University Growth Facilities Then and Now 1 Mar 20201 Mar 2020 Bring our Children to Work Day has been ongoing at the University of Toronto for over 20 years. It gives children an opportunity to get insight into the work lives…
flowers… Barbados Revisited: Coconut Court, Flower Forest and Wildlife Reserve 23 Feb 202023 Feb 2020 Our most recent trip to Barbados was in July 2019. I was on leave in February when I spotted a great seat sale and a hotel bargain, so I convinced…
flowers… Club Barbados, Resort and Spa and Hunte’s Garden 16 Feb 202023 Mar 2020 Last week I wrote about our first trip to Barbados in 2001. After many years away from the beautiful sun and sand, we finally made a return trip to the…
Inspirations… Barbados and The Box of Secret Stuff 9 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 I have a box marked “Secret Stuff”. It is from a time before digital images and documents floating in the cloud. It doesn’t really contain secrets but rather memories of…
art Nature Meets Art 2 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 I have been gardening since I was a little girl. I have also always loved art. Education in 1980s Ontario required a certain number of art classes and the funneling…
flowers… Why Pesticide Free Gardens Matter: Honeybees and Me 26 Jan 202024 Feb 2020 I was attending a conference at the Seneca College campus during a quiet study week this past October. Over lunch attendees were given the opportunity to take a tour of…
Garden Crops… Fish are Garden Friends 19 Jan 202024 Feb 2020 Goldfish arrived in our home in the mid-90s. My oldest daughter was spending some summer break time with her grandparents when she came across an old fish tank in the…
