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Planning a garden?
Read my article on page 40 in The Gardener Magazine spring 2021 issue (8 Guidelines for New Gardeners)

Welcome...

COVID-19- I am conducting consultations at a distance and while wearing a face mask wherever necessary during the Covid-19 crisis. Now that we are spending more time at home our attention has turned to beautifying and enjoying our gardens and outdoor spaces. Contact me for a consultation.

I offer garden coaching, landscape consultations and landscape designs in the greater Montreal area. I also write and offer presentations about gardening and landscaping. I am currently learning how to create therapeutic gardens meant to benefit people with special needs or anyone who may require the healing that a garden provides. ( Click here to read my article on this topic.)

Whether you require a complete landscape renovation, a decorative container garden or just a little gardening advice, I would be pleased to assist you with your particular gardening issue. Please contact me for an appointment to discuss your needs further.

News from Elaine's garden...

Limelight Hydrangea shows off its dusty pink mid-autumn blooms.

Birds and wildlife in general, seem to be the theme this year in my garden. The cardinal in my front garden enjoys a rest after a dip in the bird bath.

The Spring 2017 Growing Eco-Minded Gardeners Class at the WIWC is underway. Here we are getting our hands dirty showing off our containers.

My articles featured in the Suburban Newspaper:

Keep making compost in wInter.

The key to success with houseplants in winter is water, air and light.

It's not too late to protect your plants for winter

Growing garlic is really no trouble at all.

Welcome fall and get back to gardening now.

Tips for urban gardeners.

Welcome summer with a garden of potted herbs.

How to grow a healthy lawn.

Five Steps towards sustainable gardening.

Get a jump on the Gardening Season.

Spend some time gardening indoors to beat the winter blues.

Learn to love your fallen leaves to benefit your lawn and garden.

Overwintering cuttings indoors will save you money.

Overwintering annuals indoors will save you money.

It's time to divide perennials and pull your garden together.

Four not-too-Strenuous garden activities for late summer.

Plants that take the heat

In Crete, beautiful drought tolerant Bougainvillea and annual geraniums (pelargonium sp.) grow like weeds (seen behind me) .

Sea Holly takes the heat in my front yard

Low-maintenance flowers.

Choosing the right annuals for your pots and borders.

Three creative container ideas for growing on balconies.

Must-do Spring Chores.

Revitalize your home's decor with low-maintenance terrariums.

Keep making Compost in Winter.

Spooky plants to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Consider these key points before planting a tree around your home.

Thinking outside the box when overcoming vegetable gardening challenges.

Solutions for controlling weeds in your lawn and garden

Easily boost curb appeal with an updated fall arrangement displayed by your entranceway.
The planter I created above is a change from traditional orange and crimson plants and includes cream coloured ornamental kale, white mums, grasses from my garden and cute white mini-pumpkins.
Read more about updating containers for the fall.

I planted beet seeds in the spring on the sunny side of my home-right in my perennial border near my Josephine clematis-and I have been harvesting these gorgeous, tasty golden beets for weeks! Check out my tips page for an easy beet salad recipe.

The container of begonias I planted performed splendidly all summer long, but it's time to change it now that cooler weather is here to stay.

Turn healthy, vitamin-rich kale from your garden into yummy, kid-approved kale chips. Check Tips and Tales page for how.

'September Charm' Japanese Anemone is charming in my late summer garden. This year, the PPA selected long-loved white variety: 'Honorine Jobert' Japanese Anemone as Perennial of 2016.