Perennial gardens underneath trees can be a beautiful addition to your landscape--but it can be tricky to grow plants underneath them in a way that supports both the growth of the tree and your new perennials. In this post, we'll chat about some of the pitfalls to avoid when ... Continue Reading
25 (Almost) Deer-Proof Perennials for Zone 3 Gardeners
Dealing with deer in your garden is no fun. These graceful creatures can easily make a lunch out of your beautiful perennial garden, destroying all of your hard work. A deer will eat anything if it's hungry enough, but there are some perennial flowers you can grow in zone 3 ... Continue Reading
To Prune or Not to Prune (Your Tomatoes is the Question)
It can be difficult to know whether or not to prune tomatoes, and if one decides to prune, difficult to know how and when to prune your tomato plants. Pruning tomatoes is not necessary but can benefit your plant by allowing better airflow, protecting tomatoes from disease, and ... Continue Reading
5 Easy Ways to Increase Pollination in Your Vegetable Garden
When you go through all the trouble of planting a vegetable garden, weeding it, watering it, and basically tending to its every need, you expect that said vegetable garden will provide you with a lot of vegetables. But what happens when you do everything right, the weather ... Continue Reading
21 Cut Flowers to Grow in Part Shade
You want a cut flower garden, but unfortunately, your yard isn't blessed with a lot of full sun. While full sun is the best for cut flowers, there's a surprising amount of annual and perennial flowers you can grow that will work in part shade and give you some additional ... Continue Reading
How to Make Watercolour Decorated Sugar Cookies
When you need a Christmas gift that looks like a million dollars but isn't, these cookies are your new best friend. Sure, these sugar cookies take some time to execute. But the trade-off is worth it! You only need simple food colouring and dollar store paint brushes--things that ... Continue Reading
White Chocolate Dipped Snowflake Shortbread
Christmas is almost here! If you're searching for a last-minute cookie recipe, you've come to the right place. Classic melt-in-your-mouth shortbread comes together quickly and is guaranteed to be a hit with Santa (or on the family baking tray). A quick dip in white chocolate and ... Continue Reading
Beef Birds
One of my family's favourite foods to make for special occasions like Christmas or Thanksgiving are these beef birds, or rouladen, filled with stuffing and baked in tomato sauce. Think of it as an all meat version of a cabbage roll. As with any of these family recipes that I ... Continue Reading
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