Gardening with Candy Venning
Adding Garden Residents
By Candy Venning June is the month we start really spending time outside, not just tapping a toe onto the deck but actually putting out a chair and drinking it all in, maybe…. even planning things out a bit. Beyond the basic needs of a patio and or a deck or a bit of...
Gardening Advice you MAY ignore
By Candy Venning The wonderful thing about gardens is that they can be started anytime. We’re all so keen to get out there in the spring that we quite forget about the fact we have all season ahead of us, right up until October, to plant things. If you’ve been gripped...
Garden Designer Tips Spring 2023
By Candy Venning My e-mail is populating with inquiries about garden plans. Many are homeowners looking to do the work themselves in phases as well as some who are already working with contractors but want to see a cohesive plan to guide the build. With that in mind I...
Gardens to Explore
by Candy Venning Now that you’ve thumbed through your seed collection, worn the writing off the pages off the seed catalogues and driven everyone mad asking when you can start seeds indoors – maybe it’s time to flee the scene, and travel (real or virtually) to...
Beating the February Garden Blahs
Submitted by Candy Venning February – that weird ‘in between time’ where we begin getting excited about starting seeds inside (too early), or suddenly want to dig a hole, until you actually go outside and come right back inside again! However, there’s still plenty of...
A Gardener’s New Year’s Resolutions
Submitted by Candy Venning 2023 Resolutions – A different kind of new year’s list – feel good, be happy! Attend at least one event held by Environment Hamilton – whether it’s tree planting or a rally for saving the Greenbelt; getting involved is good for you!...
December Holiday List
By Candy Venning Suggestions from a Landscape designer and avid gardener on what to buy for the ‘planty’ people in your life! A Family Membership or donation to the Royal Botanical Gardens – Always my first choice. You’ll have access to...
November Gardening – Winter Sowing
Submitted by Candy Venning November… aka; ‘here we go into the darkness’, but does it really have to be that way? Knowing that everything needs a rest, maybe even ourselves, from the glorious growth of our forests and gardens and that birds are on their migratory...
Gathering the Garden Up
by Candy Venning BULBS: A quick primer, if you’ve had your tulips stolen or nipped (literally, in the bud) by squirrels then switch to daffodils (there are loads of varieties) and plant deeply, tamp any loose soil down, helping to hide the irresistible scent of fresh...
7 Fall Garden Thingies and Fun (not tasks or chores!)
Candy Venning 1) Remove Anything going to seed or at least their seedheads - that you don't want more of - this includes intentional plants like Cosmos & Borage or accidentally-forgot-to-remove-invasive-weeds like Dandelions or Burdock. Seeds can remain dormant...
