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The Budding Gardener
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This blog will allow me to share my gardening adventures--trial and error, successes and disappointments. I hope to inspire other budding gardeners to grab a pair of gloves and start playing in the dirt!
Recent Posts
Happy holidays fellow budding gardeners!
Well, my work week is just about done, which means I’ll be taking an indulgence-filled break from being a budding gardener. I just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. We have lots of great gardening tips and ideas planned f...
Adopt the right tree for your yard
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has recently created a Tree Atlas. This helpful tool allows you to choose your region on a map and then provides you with a list of trees that will thrive in your area. Each tree’s page features photos,...
A Christmas pickle?
The folks at Canadian Tire hosted a festive ‘Christmas in July’ event back in the summer at their offices. Upon leaving, we got a gift bag of holiday treats featuring some of their products, like NOMA tree lights and a Christmas pickle or...
Highlights from the Evergreen Festival
Last week, I was thrilled to be a part of Elaine Martin aka The Vintage Gardener’s Evergreen Festival. I helped Elaine as she demonstrated how easy it is to put together gorgeous holiday urns and I also presented a little session on forcing amaryll...
Guest blog: Gnome and garden
By Jennifer Murray Gnomes are a staple of the gardening world—even in the Harry Potter novels, gardens are full of these little troublemakers. Treat them well, and they will guard your precious belongings and help you with chores. Treat them poorly...
My new fave: The pincushion flower
It was about a month or so ago that I first laid eyes on the pincushion flower. So when I needed to figure out what I wanted to carry at my wedding (which took place this past weekend), yellow pincushion flowers came to mind not only for their unique...

