Pickering Horticultural Society
Chestnut Hill Dev. Rec.Complex, O'Brien Rooms Pickering, ON, Canada

Check your hydrangeas...leaf tier are now appearing. Get ready to squish them. https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1303

Columbine or aquilegia are blooming in the spring garden. A perennial that is easy to start from seed. Available in many colours and also a native variety. #pickeringgardenclub #lovegardening #lovecolumbine #lovespringtime #lovespring

Bloody Dock, Rumex sanguineus....a 2 for 1 plant. It's edible and a beautiful ornamental plant. It readily reseeds, but is easy to control. Enjoy the bounty from your floral garden. #pickeringgardenclub #lovegardening #loveedible #lovespringtime

White feather hosta is doing well this year. It will turn green evidently, but lovely in the spring when it emerges. #pickeringgardenclub #lovespringtime #lovehostas

Brunnera Jack Frost is putting on a real show. A shade plant for those that love blue flowers. #pickeringgardenclub #lovegardening #brunnera #loveblueflowers #loveshadegardens

Not a garden myth, but tried and true info.

This is what a winter wonderland looks like! Member's photo. #winterwonderland #lovegardening #freshsnowfall #tistheseason #pickeringgardenclub

Don't you wish you had some of these shrubs? I know I do.....guess that's what wish lists are for.

I love to see birds in the garden. Here are some suggestions to attract a few more.

What veggies are you still growing or harvesting this fall?

I'll be talking about pollinators and what you can do to help them on your balcony, in your yard, community garden or other community spaces, in a free online webinar on Saturday (Nov 14, 3pm-4pm). Here's the link for registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wild-about-bees-pollinator-gardening-workshop-tickets-126864321601

May we remember those who have sacrificed so much for us.

Don't you love it when perennials have multi-season interest? Bergenia leaves are putting on a show in the fall garden and flowered in the spring. #lovefall #lovegardening #fallgarden #bergenia #pickeringgardenclub