Theresa Forte

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Making a side yard feel spacious and welcoming

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Theresa Forte

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Making a side yard feel spacious and welcoming

1 week ago | thespec.com | Theresa Forte

In “The Inward Garden,” author Julie Moir Messervy describes a stroll journey as a walk along a garden path where particular events are revealed to pique the senses and evoke thought. Such a journey needs a departure point, Messervy writes, “a gateway through which you leave one world and enter another … a threshold between two realms: the profane outer world and the inner sanctum of the garden.”Over the years, I have tried to emulate Messervy’s teachings in the side entrance to our back garden.
First rose blooms of the season a reminder of dad

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Theresa Forte

Just in time for the Father’s Day weekend, the first roses are flowering. While many fathers are probably better known for their love of sports, like hockey, golf or baseball, my father loved roses, and so the season’s fresh crop of roses brings my dad to mind. I wasn’t always a rose aficionado, in fact, quite the opposite. Having witnessed my dad’s battles with a steady stream of rose maladies, I considered roses to be too much work and too much heartache. Let me step back for a moment.
5 ways to create more garden joy

3 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Theresa Forte

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5 ways to create more garden joy

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Theresa Forte

What sparks joy for you in the garden? Do you anxiously await the first sun-warmed, homegrown tomato? Do you adore growing flowers to fill vases? Do you want to invite wildlife into your garden for backyard birding? Everyone gardens for unique reasons, and the process should bring you joy.
Welcoming the warm blues of spring

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Theresa Forte

With June on our doorstep, I was slowing down to appreciate the last days of May with an open heart. Despite bouts of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures, the month was peppered with days of glorious sunshine that warmed my back and reminded me that summer is indeed on her way. Undeterred by the constant workload, the garden holds my attention because it is a place of optimism, hope and infinite possibilities.
Welcoming the warm blues of spring

4 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Theresa Forte

With June on our doorstep, I was slowing down to appreciate the last days of May with an open heart. Despite bouts of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures, the month was peppered with days of glorious sunshine that warmed my back and reminded me that summer is indeed on her way. Undeterred by the constant workload, the garden holds my attention because it is a place of optimism, hope and infinite possibilities.
Milkweed a versatile plant for humans and animals

1 month ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Theresa Forte

During the Second World War milled seed floss was used to fill life preservers and other flotation equipment. • Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars. • Milkweeds attract a wide array of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, moths and wasps. • Milkweed floss is used as a hypoallergenic filling for pillows and comforters.
Milkweed a versatile plant for humans and animals

1 month ago | thespec.com | Theresa Forte

During the Second World War milled seed floss was used to fill life preservers and other flotation equipment. • Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars. • Milkweeds attract a wide array of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, moths and wasps. • Milkweed floss is used as a hypoallergenic filling for pillows and comforters.
Milkweed a versatile plant for humans and animals

1 month ago | wellandtribune.ca | Theresa Forte

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