Peace Signs & Pruners

10/18/2024

Do you bother to know the Latin names of your plants? There are benefits to knowing a little Latin!

Photo by melanfolia u043cu0435u043bu0430u043du0444u043eu043bu0456u044f on Pexels.com If you are at all interested in the natural world you need to be familiar with botanical Latin. Whether you are …

10/13/2024

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded for 2024. We must always remember that there are good people working for great causes!

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com It is a disconcerting time: conflicts in the Middle East, in Eastern Europe, in parts of Africa. Mass shootings, stabbings, looting seemingly everywhere ever…

10/03/2024

Have you ever wondered how we get new plants? There's a few ways your new favourite may have come to market!

Colourful samaras on an Amur Maple. Photo: PeaceSignsPruners The gardeners’ world has become like the fashion world: every season there are new releases, new ‘must-haves’, new col…

09/25/2024

Sedum 'Autumn Joy' is displaying now why every gardener should plant at least one!

Border with sedum, barberry and blue spruce. Photo PeaceSignsPruners I think every gardener should plant Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’. It is such a delightful plant and very hardy for those of us…

09/19/2024

Your climbing plants are quite particular about how they climb. Are you giving them what they need?

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus) climbing a wall. Photo: PeaceSignsPruners Have you ever acquired a new vine, planted it by an appropriate trellis, taken a few of the longest tendrils, wrapped the…

09/15/2024

This is charming! What a fantastic idea. The link doesn't want to work but check out her blog for pressed flower pumpkins.

https://shiftingroots.com/blog/

09/10/2024

Beds and borders look 'off'? Consider applying the rule of odd numbers!

Photo by Dmitry Zvolskiy on Pexels.com Clients would often approach me in the garden centre asking for help to find a “couple of shrubs”. Instead of asking what kind of shrub, I general…

09/05/2024

Are your annual containers listing to one side? How about your houseplants?

Can you see it, in the picture? Everything is leaning to the left, just a bit. The petunia flowers are all facing to the left, the flowers of the grass and even the leaves are mostly on the left ha…

09/01/2024

It's a good time to pot up houseplants, for a number of reasons. Are you ready?

Today’s a good day to move my houseplants up to a bigger size. It’s a good day because it is not super windy outside; the last three days we’ve had winds gusting to +50 kph (35 mp…

08/27/2024

Have you ever considered saving your own seed? It's a great DIY project!

Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum) Photo: PeaceSignsPruners I know we’re just enjoying this year’s bounty and beauty. Are you thinking about next year? Are you planning on saving any se…

08/26/2024

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08/15/2024

Did you plant garlic? Here's some harvesting tips.

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How’s your garlic crop? Looking good? Leaves dying back? It’s time to harvest. For us in Zone 3 harvest is usually early to mid-August. Digging the bulbs is the hard work, but the work …