Gardening with Candy Venning

By Candy Venning Here we are at the end of the year, I’m not going to tell you to sharpen your shovels, oil your secateur springs and clean out the garage… all worthy but there are enough chores in December. Instead, I’m going to tell you a little about the local...

By Candy Venning The next time it really pours – put on your rain boots and go outside, first check that your own and your neighbours’ gutters aren’t overflowing (Downspout issues are the number one reason that water gets into the foundations) and then follow to see...

By Candy Venning September is a great time in the garden – the weather is warm enough to stay interested in things growing while its cool enough to remind us (on some days) that winter is coming. Prep now, makes spring more fun. I prefer to divide perennials in late...

By Candy Venning I find that the enthusiasm of garden folks starts to peter out in July and August, myself included – I just want to wander around amongst the flowers and stop trying to grow them but… in case you’re still keen; May I recommend sequential planting –...

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...

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...

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...

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...