Herb Fair 2005
Last Sunday marked the annual Ontario Herbalist’s Association Herb Fair at Harbourfront. I am pleased to announce that it was also the most successful You Grow Girl Toronto Meetup to date with our best turnout yet!!
Places
A floralogue of sorts. A record of my travels as a gardener to far away gardens and new places visited.
New York Updates – Day One
There has been lots of excitment here in You Grow Girl land so I’ll start with updating my trip to New York and work from there. But before I do I am proud to announce that the You Grow Girl book has gone for a second printing! Woo Hoo! The weather in New York was …
New York Events
I’ll be travelling to New York City next week to promote the book. Note that a 3rd event has been added to the bottom: BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! At GRDN Thursday, May 19th 6pm to 9pm Cocktails, live music and hands-on gardening demonstrations. Where: 103 Hoyt Street, between Atlantic Ave and Pacific St, Brooklyn URBAN GARDENING …
Sanctuary in the City
I will be one of four women speaking on the topic of “Sanctuary in the City” this weekend at The Toronto Botanical Gardens. From the website: Ultimate Gardening Workshop: Sanctuary in the City Virginia Burt, Gayla Trail, Ann Hagedorn, Karen Michaud. As city dwellers, we long for an escape from the traffic and respite from …
Urban Plantlife
The following photos were taken on a walk along the railroad tracks in my neighbourhood today. Row1: Unknown, Viper’s Bugloss, Coreopsis (aka Tickseed) Row2: Milkweed (open flowers) Milkweed (closed flowers)
Parkdale Plant Sale
Today I attended the annual Parkdale Horticultural Society Plant Sale. There seemed to be less selection this year. I bought less plants then last year but still managed to break the bank.
Allan Gardens Greenhouse
A few weeks ago I went for a “desperate to escape the misery of winter” excursion to the Allan Gardens Greenhouse here in Toronto. Click here to see a panoramic photo I shot in the glorious Arid Room. The thick trunk seen in front [right] is a GIANT pachypodium. They actually cut the spines down …
Super Plant – Agave
Ethnobotany is the science of tracing the history of humanity by studying the various uses different cultures have had for plants. There are some plants that from an ethnobotanic standpoint can only be described as super. Like superheroes, they kick ass for humanity, not because they want to, but because they just happen to have …
Flowers of “The Rock” – A Flora-logue of Newfoundland
Guest post by Clare McIntyre One of the things I love about Newfoundland is how close you can be to wild-growing plants in their natural habitats, even if you live downtown in the province’s largest city. A five-minute walk from the commercial heart of the province I found an abundance of Newfoundland’s most common native …