December 12, 2009. We woke up in Roseau, the capital city of Dominica, on market day. No matter where I am in the world, I am always drawn to markets. Food markets, flea markets, farmers’ markets, foraging, gardens… I prefer to do my shopping outdoors. Markets are also where the people go. They have a …
December 11, 2009. We landed on the east side of Dominica, our luggage, camera gear, and a pillow in tow, and travelled about 2 hours by cab through the interior to Roseau, home away from home for the next three weeks. I was not prepared for how mountainous the island is, nor how lush. I …
December 10, 2009. Growing up, I heard many stories about Barbados’Animal Flower Cave. While there were many other places that I wanted to see on the island, we only had one full day left so the Animal Flower Cave it was. We were staying on the south side of the island and the cave is …
I don’t like being a tourist. I like to see new places, but I’m not especially comfortable in the role of The Tourist. Or perhaps it is that I have been witness to the crass and vulgar behaviour of one too many Tourists on vacation and my discomfort lies in what feels like an unfair …
Day two of the trip had us heading away from the grounds of the hotel after a morning spent sitting by the ocean. I was worried there wouldn’t be much to cover for day two since my second post of the trip was about our experience eating golden apples, followed by a day two wrap-up …
Six years ago today, Davin and I embarked on a month-long trip that took us to 3 Caribbean islands. This trip was a really big deal for me as my maternal side is from the Caribbean, and until then I had never been, save a few weeklong trips to Cuba. At that time I had …
Since 2002 Fiskars Project Orange Thumb® has awarded $1.6 million in cash and tools to 180 community garden groups across the US and Canada. In 2016 the green growing initiative will continue, awarding $3500 in cash and tools to each of 30 community gardens, and like last year, I will be returning as a member …
A few weeks ago I wrote about an illness that had me unable to garden through the height of the growing season. This experience in being disconnected from the little piece of earth that nurtures me as I nurture it has me thinking again about what it means to be a gardener when you can’t …
Approximately five months ago, I wrote this piece about the manic, messy, madness of the springtime garden. As I said at the time, every spring is like that, and given a choice, I would have it no other way. Winter stretches here in Toronto, and sometimes it is longer, colder, and more deprived of greenery …
Way back in the depths of deepest winter I accepted a position with Fiskars Project Orange Thumb® as a member of the editorial board. Project Orange Thumb gives a financial lending hand to community gardens in the US and Canada and this year 30 gardens were slotted to each receive $3,500 in cash and tools. …
Image Chaser is a website by Nikon USA that features the work of photographers told from behind the lens. I’m thrilled to announce that this week my garden photography work along with some new images of the garden are featured on the site! I’ve been a Nikon user for well over a decade, going back …
The ‘Tiny Padhye’ lily is a prolific yet compact variety with maroon and white flowers that was originally developed for container growing. Click through for more info and photos of this gorgeous lily…