CHEX TV air date: Fri. Aug. 23rd, 2013 Click here to view this episode of ?The Garden Gate. ? We visited The Ecology Park to talk with the manager Marcy Adzich about butterflies and how to build gardens for them and to attract them to your back yard. It was an eye opener! ? This […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. August 9th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of The Garden Gate. How many times have you gone to a big box store excited to add some new tools to your collection only to be disappointed later when they break, twist or rust! Joe Cook is an expert when […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. July 26th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate.?? Blossom Hill Nursery is a stunning garden just outside of Peterborough in Fowler’s Corners that many locals don’t know about! Filled with one of the largest collections of peony’s and delphiniums in Ontario, it’s a place gardeners and […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. July 12th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. ? Summers in Ontario can be pretty intense. We seem to go from cool wet springs right into hot humid and very sunny days. As gardeners we tend to love to spend long days working in the garden […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Jun. 28th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of The Garden Gate. Abba dabba do, Alakazam, Blueberry muffin, Dance with me, Holy Mouse Ears…..these words don’t sound like they have anything in common…but they do! In June I visited with Dawn Golloher of Gardens Plus just outside of Peterborough.? […]
CHEX TV air date: June 14th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate.Brightly colored butterflies and moths can be a welcome addition to your wildlife garden, not only because of their beauty, but also because of their usefulness in pollinating flowers. Attracting butterflies and moths involves incorporating plants that serve the needs […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. May 3rd, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of??The Garden Gate. It’s May!? The hummingbirds will be spotted any day now in our area. It’s time to get your feeders out!! I often have customers ask me, despite being diligent about filling their feeders,?why they don’t seem to get […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Apr. 19th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Gary Cowie from Animal House Creations was our guest on this episode of The Garden Gate.? Gary constructs wonderful homes for many of our natural friends. He has thoroughly researched what specifications are needed for proper homes. The […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Apr. 5th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Rachel Burrows, chair of the Peterborough Garden Show was our guest. We discussed the garden show which is held the second weekend in April each year at the Evinrude Centre in Peterborough. Rachel gave us information on this […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. 8th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate. Jillian Bishop (aka The Tomato Lady) from The Urban Tomato was my guest this week. We talked about Heritage Tomatoes and the wonderful and flavourful varieties now available. Heritage tomatoes are the old “antique” varieties that you just can’t […]
