MKR Blog

When designing or selecting plant material for a City Parkette or garden the information on plant material that will tolerate salt and salt spray has been lacking. Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association has published a small Survival Guide for the professional. It contains a list of Trees and Shrubs that will tolerate salt and breaks them down into the categories of High Salt Tolerance, Moderate Salt Tolerance and Low Salt Tolerance. This has been very helpful but the gap is now what perennials will tolerate salt.

Rhododendrons in a garden.While roses are considered by many gardeners to be the Queen of the garden, Rhododendrons are said to be the king. Their large trusses of flowers can be of almost any colour of the rainbow and will bloom sometime between April and June in southern Ontario.

Manure Tea has long been a favorite fertilizer of farmers and gardeners alike. The recipe for manure tea changes with each person you talk too.

We are all interested in having a little bit of a wild life. Well, to attract some desirable wildlife to your garden you need to provide a good environment.