
Continuing with my husband's and my visit to our older daughter in Nova Scotia, Canada, a couple of our days were spent in the capital city of Halifax, and neighbouring Dartmouth. ... click on title for more
Dahlia (Dahlia sp.) is Mexico's national flower, a genus of bushy, tuberous plants, native to Mexico and Central America, in the same family as daisies, sunflowers and chrysanthemums. I am growing them in my garden in Canada for the first time, both from seed, and from crowns bought at a gardening centre ... click on title for more
This year, I am growing dahlias for the first time in my Canadian garden. I bought a packet of mixed dwarf cultivars; I started the seed indoors, and transplanted once the weather was warm, in early June. A few days ago, as seen in the photo above, I spotted my first blossom! ... click on title for more