Martha Uniacke Breen

Toronto

Writer and Editor and Content Manager, CHAT Integrated Media at Freelance

Articles

Clematis: Queen of the garden

6 days ago | torontosun.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

My friend Sharyn is a passionate gardener who lives, and gardens, in the Rouge Valley. By her own admission, Sharyn is a clematis queen – she has some twelve different varieties in her wonderful cottage-style garden. She planted her first one, a sturdy little ‘Jackmanii’, by the front porch fourteen years ago, and it’s still growing strong, topping out today at close to 16 feet. Altogether, her collection makes a spectacular display from early June almost till fall.
The city gardener: For instant colour, just add annuals

1 week ago | ottawacitizen.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

Advertisement 1Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentAt the risk of sounding immodest, springtime is when my garden looks its very best (partly due to years of over-ordering from the Breck’s bulb catalogue, and planting way too many bulbs each fall).
Homes: Old house, new tricks

1 week ago | nationalpost.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentThis midtown renovation by Barbora Vokac Taylor of BVT Architect was completely transformed inside and out. But the success of the project, built by Derek Nicholson Inc., lies in the way Vokac Taylor and her team preserved its relaxed, welcoming family feeling.
All the best, for Mom's big day

1 week ago | torontosun.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

A fancy brunch (or breakfast in bed), jewellery, a dozen roses – all of these are a much-appreciated way to thank Mom for all she does. But why not look past the same old gifts that a million other mums are getting next Sunday, and give her something that shows you truly care about her and what makes her special? From beautifully made cookware, to a to-die-for tote, to the coziest slippers she’ll ever wear, we’ve got ideas tailor-made for the most special woman in your life.
City gardener: Perfect pruning, for perennial perfection

1 week ago | ottawacitizen.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentI read somewhere (probably in one of those bracing, old-fashioned English gardening books) that the best time to prune is when your secateurs are sharp. In other words, you can prune just about any time of year that your garden is actively growing.
The City Gardener: For instant colour, just add annuals

3 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

At the risk of sounding immodest, springtime is when my garden looks its very best (partly due to years of over-ordering from the Breck’s bulb catalogue, and planting way too many bulbs each fall). Starting with snowdrops and crocuses in late March, followed by sequential waves of daffodils and tulips, and ending with giant red Emperor tulips that last through to late June, my front garden in particular looks pretty darn good, if I say so myself.
The City Gardener: Perfect pruning for perennial perfection

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

I read somewhere (probably in one of those bracing, old-fashioned English gardening books) that the best time to prune is when your secateurs are sharp. In other words, you can prune just about any time of year that your garden is actively growing. While that may be true, I think that now, just as the new gardening season gets underway, is the perfect time to get this somewhat labour-intensive but critical process done. In some ways, this is my favourite time of year to work in the garden.
Gardening in our dreams

1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Martha Uniacke Breen |Paul Welch

Advertisement 1Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article contentRight now, my garden isn’t that much to look at. But through the blanket of dried leaves, mulch, compost and dead flower stalks (not to mention odd bits of trash blown onto it from the street over the winter), I see a bright future.
Rub shoulders with the glitterati at the Living Luxe Design show

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

The third, and by far the largest, edition of the Living Luxe Design Show brings the best of the best in design, fashion, automobiles, appliances and more to the Toronto Congress Centre, April 25 to 27The Living Luxe Design Show returns in late April with what promises to be a dramatic – and dramatically expanded – affair.
Design trends: “Every extra inch is precious”

1 month ago | nationalpost.com | Martha Uniacke Breen

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