City Gardening

a gardening journal by Lorraine Flanigan

Posts Tagged ‘trees’

Tour the Trees of Casa Loma with LEAF

By Lorraine • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: Fresh Dirt, Happenings

Join LEAF’s Lauren Brown on the grounds of Casa Loma where you will learn the history of its urban canopy. The tour will be led by guest expert Philip van Wassenaer, who has his Masters of Forest Conservation, runs his own urban forestry company has worked on assignments concerning urban forestry and the preservation of significant [...]



6 of 10 Ways to Spruce Up Your Garden for Spring

By Lorraine • Mar 23rd, 2010 • Category: Dig in, Spring

6.Feed flowering shrubs, trees and vines
Although compost makes an ideal spring tonic for plants, to keep them blooming their best, flowering shrubs, trees and vines benefit by a dose of fertilizer too. Apply slow-release fertilizer granules formulated for flowering shrubs and vines such as roses, clematis and rhododendrons – then stand back and watch them bloom!



4 of 10 Ways to Get Through Winter

By Lorraine • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Winter

4. Read a book. There’s nothing nicer than sitting by the fireplace, curled up with a good gardening book while snowflakes drift languidly outside. Bliss. Here’s what’s on my winter reading list: