Snow on Victoria Day in the Garden
Snow on Victoria Day in the garden, May 18, was disappointing, but it was not as much of a shock for us northerners as it would be to southern gardeners. I remember so many weekends growing up when we
Japanese Tree Lilac
With two Japanese Tree Lilacs (Syringa reticulata) in my small urban back yard, I am in heaven in early summer when these gorgeous bloomers produce their masses of white lilac blooms. One of my trees is now 19 years old
Sweet Mock Orange
Sweet Mock Orange produces petite, white, citrus-scented flowers featuring four petals and lemon-yellow stamens. In size, these delicate flowers range between about two and a half to five centimetres across (one- to two-inches). The Sweet Mock Orange shrub (Philadelphus coronarius L.) produces
