Back Issue Library
Garden Gate magazine back issues from 1995 to 2011 is now available on DVD.
I still have most of my print issues, but it is a chore to go through all of them to find an old article or garden plan.
Switching to digital editions saves time and space for me.
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Monday, June 11, 2012
Country Garden
Gardening magazine
Did you know that Country Garden magazine is now available on Zinio?
I only noticed after I got home with a print edition.
More and more magazines are adding a digital subscription option.
Barnes & Noble does offer Garden Gate as a Nook Magazine, but you need to live in the US to subscribe.
I hope they will switch to the more flexible Zinio soon.
Did you know that Country Garden magazine is now available on Zinio?
I only noticed after I got home with a print edition.
More and more magazines are adding a digital subscription option.
Barnes & Noble does offer Garden Gate as a Nook Magazine, but you need to live in the US to subscribe.
I hope they will switch to the more flexible Zinio soon.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Gardener's Iris Book
PDF Editions
Did you know that you can buy a pdf version of The Gardener's Iris Book by William Shear from the Fine Gardening magazine site?
Now, before buying a book, I always check to see if there is a digital version.
I very rarely buy printed books now.
When none are available, I make a request for a Kindle edition on Amazon.
Did you know that you can buy a pdf version of The Gardener's Iris Book by William Shear from the Fine Gardening magazine site?
Now, before buying a book, I always check to see if there is a digital version.
I very rarely buy printed books now.
When none are available, I make a request for a Kindle edition on Amazon.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Geraniums and Pelargoniums
Alibris Books
I thought you might like to know that Geraniums and Pelargoniums by John Feltwell is currently available from Alibris Books.
You can order new or used version.
I got mine years ago from Lee Valley Tools.
I refer to this book often when I research a new addition to my collection.
The book is loaded with great photos.
I thought you might like to know that Geraniums and Pelargoniums by John Feltwell is currently available from Alibris Books.
You can order new or used version.
I got mine years ago from Lee Valley Tools.
I refer to this book often when I research a new addition to my collection.
The book is loaded with great photos.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
GardenMaking
Digital subscriptions
Did you know that you can get old issues of GardenMaking from Zinio?
I have a digital subscription and still have all the printed issues I bought.
I use the search option to find articles on plants.
Sometimes the results are in issues I already own.
Now if only Fine Gardening got on board.
Did you know that you can get old issues of GardenMaking from Zinio?
I have a digital subscription and still have all the printed issues I bought.
I use the search option to find articles on plants.
Sometimes the results are in issues I already own.
Now if only Fine Gardening got on board.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Dahlia Primer
Good to Know
The snow is melting and now is the time I read about ways to improve my garden.
I grow more and more dahlias, and want to learn more about their needs.
I am now reading The Dahlia Primer by Eleanor Welling
.
She cleared up a few things I wasn't sure about.
The history of the dahlias is interesting to read.
She also covers from preplanting to shows.
The difference between forms and how they were developed.
Plus a digital version is available from Kobo.
I also got the fall 2010 issue of Gardenmaking from Zinio.
In this particular issue, they have a great article on dahlias.
The snow is melting and now is the time I read about ways to improve my garden.
I grow more and more dahlias, and want to learn more about their needs.
I am now reading The Dahlia Primer by Eleanor Welling
.She cleared up a few things I wasn't sure about.
The history of the dahlias is interesting to read.
She also covers from preplanting to shows.
The difference between forms and how they were developed.
Plus a digital version is available from Kobo.
I also got the fall 2010 issue of Gardenmaking from Zinio.
In this particular issue, they have a great article on dahlias.
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Herb Quarterly
Printed Magazine
Not all garden magazines would benefit from a digital edition.
The Herb Quarterly would lose what makes it so special.
Printed on mat paper and decorated with drawings instead of photos, gives it an old-fashioned look and feel.
I cherish my old issues and consider them artistic.
Not all garden magazines would benefit from a digital edition.
The Herb Quarterly would lose what makes it so special.
Printed on mat paper and decorated with drawings instead of photos, gives it an old-fashioned look and feel.
I cherish my old issues and consider them artistic.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The English Garden Magazine
Digital edition
Yesterday, I made a wonderful discovery.
We can now subscribe to The English Garden magazine digital online edition.
Slipcovers and extra bookshelves are not longer needed.
The best part is that the images are as breathtaking as the print edition.
The menu lets you add bookmarks, view in single or double page mode.
You can also zoom in for a closer look.
But don't take my word for it, follow the link to see the sample issue, and you'll be charmed too.
Update: Well, I've just had a look at my new digital subscription issue (no waiting).
The gardens featured in this magazine are all fantastic.
Oddly, it feels like home.
Yesterday, I made a wonderful discovery.
We can now subscribe to The English Garden magazine digital online edition.
Slipcovers and extra bookshelves are not longer needed.
The best part is that the images are as breathtaking as the print edition.
The menu lets you add bookmarks, view in single or double page mode.
You can also zoom in for a closer look.
But don't take my word for it, follow the link to see the sample issue, and you'll be charmed too.
Update: Well, I've just had a look at my new digital subscription issue (no waiting).
The gardens featured in this magazine are all fantastic.
Oddly, it feels like home.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Free soil amendment
Autumn Leaves
The weather today is perfect for raking leaves.
Shredding them allows me to store more bags in the garage.
Some are set aside for protecting the roses and clematis.
I won't be using white cones this year because of the turkeys.
Garden blankets, and jute worked best last winter.
I do have to wrap the shrubs with flexible fencing material first to support the cover.
The blankets go on the shrubs only when the weather stays below zero.
Since my garden is surrounded by a forest, I need to be more creative.
The weather today is perfect for raking leaves.
Shredding them allows me to store more bags in the garage.
Some are set aside for protecting the roses and clematis.
I won't be using white cones this year because of the turkeys.
Garden blankets, and jute worked best last winter.
I do have to wrap the shrubs with flexible fencing material first to support the cover.
The blankets go on the shrubs only when the weather stays below zero.
Since my garden is surrounded by a forest, I need to be more creative.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Garden Chores
End of the Season
Now the bulbs are all in the ground.
The only garden chores left are covering the roses and bagging the most leaves that I can.
This gives me more time to sort through all the photos I've taken since early spring.
My yearly visits to the Ottawa Experimental Farm begins when the magnolias are blooming.
This year, I remembered to photograph the name plates.
I did plant a magnolia in my own garden a few years ago.
It died after the first winter.
This year I am testing the hardiness of Blue Moon, a wisteria macrostachya.
Now the bulbs are all in the ground.
The only garden chores left are covering the roses and bagging the most leaves that I can.
This gives me more time to sort through all the photos I've taken since early spring.
My yearly visits to the Ottawa Experimental Farm begins when the magnolias are blooming.
This year, I remembered to photograph the name plates.
I did plant a magnolia in my own garden a few years ago.
It died after the first winter.
This year I am testing the hardiness of Blue Moon, a wisteria macrostachya.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Indian Chief
Irises
Indian Chief is one of my oldest irises.
One of the first passalong plant I received after I moved to my present home.
I never featured it before even though I love this iris colours.
The shades are often described as deep red for the falls.
As an artist, I see the falls as dark fuchsia.
The standards, moderate crimson.
The two go very well together.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
ArtistGarden.net - Broad Petaled
Geraniums
Very easy to grow purple geranium.
Not invasive and hardy.
ArtistGarden.net - Broad Petaled
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Derby Bound
Hemerocallis
Derby Bound (see photo) is now featured in the Encyclopedia
Found mine at the Réno Dépot in Gatineau, Québec
This Hemerocallis was introduced in 1967, some think of it as an antique.
Soon I will be start to move some of my plants indoors.
Updates for this will be added to the Garden Journal part of the site.
Stay tuned ;-)
Derby Bound (see photo) is now featured in the Encyclopedia
Found mine at the Réno Dépot in Gatineau, Québec
This Hemerocallis was introduced in 1967, some think of it as an antique.
Soon I will be start to move some of my plants indoors.
Updates for this will be added to the Garden Journal part of the site.
Stay tuned ;-)
Sunday, March 29, 2009
New Garden Image site
Encyclopedia
Well it took me a long time but I finally got a few pages up.
I'd like to know what you think.
I don't have a comment page set up yet, but you can leave the comments here for now.
The image on the main page is a digital watercolor I created using Painter X.
I'm hoping to upgrade to the new version before the end of the year.
Now in my new Encyclopedia you will find more information on individual plants.
When possible, links to a source is added also.
The main page layout will also change when I have an index set up.
Now the pages will be smaller to make it possible for those using mobile devices to view the full page without having to scroll down.
So if I have too much to fit the small frame it will go on a second page.
Something else you might like, no banner ads on any of these pages.
Well it took me a long time but I finally got a few pages up.
I'd like to know what you think.
I don't have a comment page set up yet, but you can leave the comments here for now.
The image on the main page is a digital watercolor I created using Painter X.
I'm hoping to upgrade to the new version before the end of the year.
Now in my new Encyclopedia you will find more information on individual plants.
When possible, links to a source is added also.
The main page layout will also change when I have an index set up.
Now the pages will be smaller to make it possible for those using mobile devices to view the full page without having to scroll down.
So if I have too much to fit the small frame it will go on a second page.
Something else you might like, no banner ads on any of these pages.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Unnamed double zonal pelargonium
Identified
I bought Fantasia Salmon ( see photo) in the spring of 2008.
It spent the summer months planted directly in a flower bed facing south.
When night temperature started dropping, I lifted it, removed the soil with a soft water spray then let it soak in soapy water for about 30min.
Once cleaned and bug free, it was placed in a clay pot with in a soil less mix.
I feel safe doing this after overwintering a Raspberry Ripple last winter, upside down in a box.
Once a week, the pot is placed in a tub to soak for a few hours and fed once a month with a natural seaweed fertilizer.
The photo was taken on Christmas eve.
To me that makes it worth the extra care.
Since this is a keeper, I did research to find the name of this pelargonium. I found a photo of P. Fiat Supreme in Geraniums and Pelargoniums
by
John Feltwell that looks exactly like mine. According to Feltwell the Fiats are only available from specialist nurseries. So if mine is really a Fiat, it was a lucky find. Most nurseries in my area sell pelargoniums as unnamed, which makes preserving varieties more difficult.
P.S: I accidentally dumped this lovely pelargonium in the compost pile.
I bought Fantasia Salmon ( see photo) in the spring of 2008.
It spent the summer months planted directly in a flower bed facing south.
When night temperature started dropping, I lifted it, removed the soil with a soft water spray then let it soak in soapy water for about 30min.
Once cleaned and bug free, it was placed in a clay pot with in a soil less mix.
I feel safe doing this after overwintering a Raspberry Ripple last winter, upside down in a box.
Once a week, the pot is placed in a tub to soak for a few hours and fed once a month with a natural seaweed fertilizer.
The photo was taken on Christmas eve.
To me that makes it worth the extra care.
Since this is a keeper, I did research to find the name of this pelargonium. I found a photo of P. Fiat Supreme in Geraniums and Pelargoniums
byJohn Feltwell that looks exactly like mine. According to Feltwell the Fiats are only available from specialist nurseries. So if mine is really a Fiat, it was a lucky find. Most nurseries in my area sell pelargoniums as unnamed, which makes preserving varieties more difficult.
P.S: I accidentally dumped this lovely pelargonium in the compost pile.
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