Magnolia Scale

Magnolia Scale is the bane of the Ontario Pesticide ban. There is now nothing to control Magnolia Scale except for power washing (you know the cost of water) & insecticidal soap. (more water)

This is what our driveway looked like after the Magnolia was power washed. Notice the white specks, those are Magnolia Scale & yes they are still alive & moving!!

The black on the leaves is Sooty mould. This is a fungus that is the result of Magnolia Scale.

Poor Gardening Practices

These are examples of poor gardening practices.

You should not allow any vine to climb up a tree. The aerial roots penetrate the bark.

Another poor gardening practice. You should NEVER & I mean NEVER leave stubs when pruning any plant. This can cause rot, disease & death of the plant.

Vegetable Garden Damage

This is the damage to our vegetable garden. We have not found the culprit, but believe it is a Bushy Tailed rat aka a squirrel. These red tomatoes are Plum Crimson. It is a substitute for Health Kick as we cannot get Health Kick transplants. These Plum Crimson are in a container so we do not think it is a rabbit. We have to have the kids outside more or invest in a dog. Not sure which is better!!

Plum Crimson

Carolina Gold

Vegetable Garden 2010

These are some of the varieties of tomatoes in our garden.

Ultra Sweet

This is a nice red tomato. Sweet.

Carolina Gold

Carolina Gold is delicious. Really sweet. Our substitute for Husky Gold as we cannot find these transplants. I prefer transplants.

Sarah Black Tomatoes

These Sarah Black tomatoes are a Heirloom Tomato. They have that wonderful old-fashioned taste. They are absolutely wonderful. Ours do have green shoulders but we just cut it off. We bought the Sarah Black transplants from Tree & Twig

Kapelo Pepper

These peppers are delicious. Bruce eats these pepper raw and he is not eat raw peppers. If he does eat peppers raw, he has to drown it in dip. These ones he didn't. They are that sweet. Also Daughter #1 loves these peppers as well & she doesn't like peppers as well. That's a good testimony for this pepper.
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Juleigh

Niagara Falls Horticultual Society Garden Walk

The Niagara Falls Horticultural Society's Garden Walk in on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Here are some pictures of the gardens. The pictures are in the order we did the gardens.

Crawford Street


Pettit Avenue


Latina Crescent
Figs are definitely on the menu!


Other side of the driveway.


Oleander


Vertical Garden & windmill made from CD's


Bellevue Street




Jepson Street






Division Street
(Garden 7)






Division Street
(Garden 8)






Whitman Avenue




Buckingham Drive

St. Catharines Horticultural Society Garden Walk

The St. Catharines Horticultural Society Garden Walk was Sunday, July 11, 2010. It was rather hot outside today. We did 4 gardens.

These are the gardens we went to, and in the order seen.

First Garden

Spring Garden Blvd
Bougainvillea
(comes in for the Winter)

Second Garden
Oriole Drive
Upright dry bed fountain


Tradescantia
(comes in for the winter)

Delphinum Millenium series

Daylily

Third Garden
South Drive
Red Hot Poker


Oak Leaf Hydrangea


Weeping Sequoia

Utility space hidden behind fence

Fourth Garden

Highland Ave

Coral Bark Japanese Maple

Garden pond with Hardy Water Lily

Back area of the Water Pond

Parrot hiding in the tree