To call me a bookworm would be a pretty accurate statement. My heart races when I enter a library or bookstore; I have more books than I have space to house them; I was an English major in university. Reading pretty much rivals gardening in my world (rather, they compliment each other very well as […]
But is it really heirloom?
Ottawa Hortiphilia recently posted about large seed companies jumping on the heirloom seed bandwagon. It’s something I’ve also noticed recently: the Big Guns offering more and more supposedly-heirloom seeds in their catalogues. But how can you really be sure you’re buying heirloom seeds? And why should you care? People choose heirloom varieties for a number […]
Inspiration overload
As I mentioned last week, a guerilla gardening group recently formed in Vancouver. We met last weekend, and I’ve been thinking about how to introduce the group to Heavy Petal readers. You see, there are just so many cool people involved! It’s inspiring and exciting. First, there’s our founder and fearless leader, Oren, a landscape […]
Schnoopette has expensive taste
I love this orchid, which was a housewarming gift from Ben’s aunt and uncle. It’s a common Moth orchid, or phalaenopsis, and its flowers are so lovely. The petals are fuchsia and shimmery – they remind me of eyeshadow (I know, I’m such a girl). Plus, I even made it bloom again, which is something […]
Celebrity fruit
Okay, so I’m pretty sure I’m not going to be growing dragonfruit anytime soon, but in the tradition of buying plants solely for their fun names, let me briefly consider Hylocereus undatus ‘David Bowie,’ or, David Bowie Dragon fruit. Can’t you see it? It’s … uncanny. At Pine Island Nursery.
All I’m hearing is “spring is coming!”
So the groundhogs say spring is right around the corner. As a gardener, of course I say, “yahoo!” But is there any truth to their predictions? I have no idea. But I thought it was interesting that, although completely unrelated, tonight is also Tu be-Shvat, which, in the Jewish calendar, is the New Year of […]
Calling Canadian garden bloggers
Stuart of Gardening Tips n’ Ideas has started a new Garden Blog Directory. So what, you say? There are more than a few directories out there already? True. But this one lets you search by region. Brilliant, I say. So where are all the Canadians? I’m feeling a little bit lonely over here on the […]
Zen garden rug
Love the serene look of the traditional zen garden, but don’t have the space or patience for raking? Pick up the Ryoan-Ji rug from DellaRobbia. Voila. Instant zen.