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Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved It has been an unseasonably warm November here in Toronto. I’ve enjoyed an education in observing how trees and plants are reacting to an extended period of warmth, not to mention the thrill of coasting all the way into late November without a single ...

A sad mess of dessicated branches soon to meet the compost bin is all that remains of my beloved ‘Chinese Ornamental’ hot pepper plant. I had grown fond of this little hot pepper plant and was sad to let it go. I started the plant from seed two years and lovingly nurtured it through ...

Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved About a month ago, my friend Barry gave me a small pup-filled pot identified as Agave chrysantha ; however, online searches have not brought up any descriptions that match the rust-coloured spines that my little plants feature. I’ve also checked my ...

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Until very recently, pawpaws have been one of those mythical fruits that I’ve known about for ages, but have never seen in person. Until just a few years ago I was under the mistaken impression that they are native to the Southeastern United States, but not available here. Chalk it up to ...

yougrowgirl posted a photo: shitty rainy day and my hat is wet but yay obligatory pose with book picture

yougrowgirl posted a photo: I got an advance copy today. Kind of crazy since I didn't expect to have one in my hand until January. Launch date is still Feb 2, 2010. Sorry I can't show more for a while yet.

yougrowgirl posted a photo: Unfortunately a tad last minute as I am closing up the shop at the end of next week until the new year. Going away for a month.

Get the Feed Black Horehound ‘Archer’s Variegated’ Daily Botanical: Dried Hydrangea Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved add to kirtsy Gayla : November 18th, 2009 : Comment Posted in: Daily Botanical Leave a Comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) ...

I bought this plant, black horehound (Ballota nigra) ‘Archer’s Variegated’, about a month ago and just recently planted it in the ground (still in the pot) at my community plot where it will live through the winter until I can figure out what in the heck to do with it when the ...

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I made my first visit to the Montreal Botanical Gardens about nine years ago. It was early August and the lotus flowers in both the Japanese Garden and the Chinese Garden were in bloom. Two close friends had died the year before, just days after my birthday. We went to Montreal to get as [...]

3 Responses to “Lotus Flower” Jack L. Crain Says: November 16th, 2009 at 1:36 pm Love the lotus but I am not going to put in a water garden. Gayla Says: November 16th, 2009 at 1:39 pm I’ve seen them growing in pots! Believe me, I’ve thought about it, but that train of thought leads to ...

This isn’t all of it, just some of the stranger items. Interestingly enough, the year I decide to give up on the garden is the year Operation Garden Terrorism seems to come to a halt. Or maybe I just didn’t notice the damage because it looked so haggard! Past Interesting Items ...

Get the Feed Fall Blooming Crocus Daily Botanical: Cyclamen Hedrafolium Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved add to kirtsy Gayla : November 11th, 2009 : Comment Posted in: Daily Botanical Leave a Comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Get the ...

Get the Feed Soft and Orange Daily Botanical: Fall Blooming Crocus Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved Crocus pulchellus . add to kirtsy Gayla : November 10th, 2009 : Comment Posted in: Daily Botanical Leave a Comment Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) ...

Get the Feed Mutant Veggies at the Fall Fair (2009) Daily Botanical: Soft and Orange Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved This could be a ranunculus or something else entirely. Regardless, it sure is pretty. add to kirtsy Gayla : November 9th, 2009 : Comment Posted in: Daily ...

Turnout in the mutant vegetable competition at The Royal Winter Fair was disappointingly lackluster this year. I don’t know if it was the poor weather this season, or a waning lack of interest in turning out monstrous, overgrown produce, but it seems that the competition fell from an ...

yougrowgirl posted a photo: Oh boy I forget the name of this paper but this feature was done in conjunction with my workshops at Terrain at Styer's in April 2009

Get the Feed Unknown Cyclamen Daily Botanical: Echeveria leucotricha Photo by Gayla Trail All Rights Reserved At least that is what I believe it is, but I reserve the right to be mistaken. There are so many Echeveria out there in the world… it can get a little dizzying. If you think you know ...