Enough rain already.  Summer of 2023 is going on record as the rainiest ever.  For the most part, the above average rainfall boded well...

Garden Mums are heroes of the fall garden.  Easy to care for and inexpensive, mums will give a splash of colour that will last until we...

Where do you live?  Whether you live at 123 Main Street or the third house past the corn crib on the 9th concession, your municipal...

My friend Mandi became frustrated with the situation at her daughter’s school.  A few years ago, the school decided to carve out a corner...

In the Parable of the Sower, we are told of a farmer who sows seeds indiscriminately.  Some seeds fall on the roadside with no soil, some...

Monday’s City of Sarnia Council meeting was the usual fare of what is normally covered at a City Council meeting: approval of the agenda,...

A decade ago, there were a lot of climate change deniers.  Today, those who think climate change is a hoax are few and far between.  A...

Canadians love progress.  Because progress makes for a stronger economy.  And rarely do we question the need for larger airports, new...

It has been a while since I’ve seen a deer.  We would spot a few when we lived in the rurals, but since moving to town, the only time...

Tis the season.  A month and a half before Christmas and fresh festive arrangements are already available.  To keep your festive urn...

Evergreens hit the spotlight as soon as deciduous trees lose their leaves.  Not that we don’t appreciate evergreens or conifers through...

She hates them.  I admire them.  She won.  I dug them out.  To be fair, the ornamental grass right behind the house was rather ugly.  I...

Our affection for native plants is growing.  Nature lovers and friends of the environment are slowly ditching the likes of Geraniums and...

Our affection for native plants is growing.  Nature lovers and friends of the environment are slowly ditching the likes of Geraniums and...

Oops, we goofed.  Periodically the horticulture industry makes a mistake.  Sort of like lemons in the auto industry.  Nothing critical...

All but a few of us want order in our lives.  The products in the grocery stores are lined up perfectly.  The grid on our city streets is...

For lack of a better term, they are called broadleaf evergreens.  Glossy green foliage, no needles, no cones, with foliage that remains...

Try as you may, but if you planted a seed fallen from a Japanese Red Maple, it would not grow into another Japanese Red Maple.  Rather it...

It was back in grade 6 when we were introduced to plant propagation.  We learned that the 3 primary methods of gaining new plants are by...

Florida is sunshine state.   Beaches, attractions, golf, sun, relaxation and all things in between.  Florida also leads the way in citrus...