A Fall wreath greets, it welcomes, it is the very first impression made on friends and family alike. Artfully prepared, it can set a tone of invitation and warmth while being visually enticing. As the season of bounty approaches we welcome the fall feeling with the...
Seasonal
Cut Flower Garden: Cutting and Conditioning
Dahlias, peonies, cosmos, and zinnias; snapdragons, delphiniums, gladiolas, and even the brightest bulbs. The fresh cut flower garden makes the long days of summer all the sweeter. We have very much enjoyed allotting portions of our time, and gardens to fill our...
How to Dry and Store Your Garden Herbs
One of our favourite feelings of summer is the harvesting of fresh garden herbs. Whether from a tiny container garden, or from a long-lived tended patch, garden herbs have such a special place in our hearts. They define the sensory bliss of the growing seasons. From...
How to Create a Sensory Garden
A sensory garden aims to engage all your senses in one place. Consider each of your senses separately. When we see something beautiful there's a moment of calmness; the sounds of running water or singing birds can help one relax; the smells of mother nature soothe and...
Summer at Emerson Wild: Gardening by Month
"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." —Jenny Han All year long we patiently await the prime growing season. When the garden transforms and the gardener must rise to the challenge of meeting mother nature, with labors of...
Edimentals: An Introduction
The wild world of gardening knows no bounds. Truly, the topics for discussions, the room for education and improvement is limitless. The landscape of trends themselves are always ebbing and flowing; and therefore, it is exciting when a new idea is brought to the...