City Gardening

a gardening journal by Lorraine Flanigan

Posts Tagged ‘supplies’

2 of 10 Ways to Get Through Winter

By Lorraine • Feb 19th, 2009 • Category: Plants

Grounded in Toronto after a getaway trip to Florida, I’m already looking for another way to get me through the winter. So, here’s number two:
2. Spend your Christmas gift certificates. I was lucky enough to land two gift certificates to my favourite gardening emporia — Lee Valley Tools and Gardenimport. Several dog-eared pages mark my picks [...]



Autumn Tool Care Tips

By Lorraine • Oct 24th, 2008 • Category: Dig in, Fall

As the cool winds of autumn usher out another gardening season, I can’t help reflecting on what I accomplished in the garden over this past summer. Although I planted lots of new perennials, potted up summer bulbs and separated clumps of flowers with clashing colours, what I’m most proud of is taking apart and cleaning [...]