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Congratulations Dan Needles

Congratulations to In The Hills columnist Dan Needles on his richly deserved appointment to the Order of Canada.

Dec 29, 2014

Grow your own Avocado plant

This is a great project for kids or adults and is fun to do at this time of the year when you can’t get into the garden yet!

Dec 26, 2014

Beech Trees

Beech trees are being destroyed at heartbreaking speed by an introduced pathogen called beech bark disease.

Dec 10, 2014

Country Gal Goes to the City

“When you get into a hotel room, you lock the door, and you know there is secrecy, there is luxury, there is fantasy, there is comfort, and there is reassurance.”
Diane von Furstenberg

Dec 1, 2014

Protecting Tender Plants for the Winter

Any plant designated a zone 5 or more needs winter protection.

Nov 12, 2014

Where the Wild Things Are

Where brook trout flourish, expect other exquisite wild things.

Nov 8, 2014

Spa Brain

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it”—Sidney Harris

Oct 17, 2014

Osprey and DDT

Look for Osprey near Island Lake, Orangeville.

Oct 11, 2014

Fall Garden Tasks

Add a few new bulbs every year. Some multiply well (Daffodils), some die out with time or get eaten by animals (Tulips).

Oct 7, 2014

Perennial Garden Renovation

Make some spaces for some new plants, and give away extra plants.

Sep 16, 2014

Poison

Io moth cats sport a bristling armament of stinging hairs.

Sep 12, 2014

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Please help me decide the topic for my next blog post.

Sep 10, 2014