Seeds of the following native species have been added to the Shop. We can consider them ‘new’ since last time they were offered in 2016, and not from lack of trying. You can read more about each of them by clicking on the links provided. Cornus canadensis, the lovely bunchberry; also read more about it […]
The Seeds Shop is open! It has been a very dry, tough summer in SW Ontario; also in other regions weather has been very capricious this year, to say the least. The seed set has been affected in general, not only in the wild areas, but also in the gardens. We remain committed to only […]
Before the announcement for the Shop re-opening, I have good reason to ‘recycle’ and update a post about the lovely Cornus canadensis (bunchberry, dwarf cornel) from a few years ago. Reason is that fruits have just been collected and, together with few other species, they await the seeds extraction. So, keep in mind that a […]
First, in the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words: Trillium grandiflorum leftover seeds from 2021, germinating after following a warm (summer-fall 2021)- cold (winter 2021-2022) – warm (spring-summer 2022) cycles regime. They took me by surprise, usually the rootlets start to grow somewhere in September. As I mentioned before, from any batch […]
Not so long ago, when collecting seeds of Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula, I noticed that on a few clumps of Carex rosea (the Rosy sedge or Curly sedge) the seeds were ready. I intended to collect seeds of it a while ago but it was never the right time. Many times you need to get […]
Before the announcement for the Shop re-opening, I have good reason to ‘recycle’ and update a post about the lovely Cornus canadensis (bunchberry, dwarf cornel) from a few years ago. Reason is that fruits have just been collected and, together with few other species, they await the seeds extraction. So, keep in mind that a […]
Here we call Sanguisorba canadensis, Canadian burnet or White Burnet (Fam. Rosaceae). On the other side of the border it is called American burnet; we are all talking about the same species. The reason I show the Canada Burnet is not only because the glorious flowering, but also as a continuation to the posts on […]
The few peonies from my garden have opened their fruits. Given the capricious spring and following drought it is no surprise the harvest is small from a few species like Paeonia japonica. They start to flower a bit too early in our climate. On the other hand, Paeonia officinalis, which flowered later in the spring […]
For those in need of ideas for companion plants, I will show a few other native species growing together with Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus in my garden bed. You can attempt to grow them from seeds or source the plants from a specialized plant nursery. The garden bed has a natural grading which allows the […]
Various berries and capsules have been collected lately: Podophyllum hexandrum (light pink flower), Clintonia borealis, Hydrastis canadensis; Aristolochia (iberica and also steupii!), Roscoea scillifolia fo. atropurpurea, Trientalis borealis and Trillium grandiflorum (few, smaller fruits due to the drought). I mostly wanted to write about Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus (Mountain death camas), a beautiful NA native […]
As we enter the second part of July, the drought is still here, give or take a few ‘rain drops’. But life goes on, plants are flowering and fruits/seeds mature day by day. A few species have been flowering since the beginning of the month and I want to particularly mention, the tall and gorgeously […]
The Seeds shop is closed now for website maintenance, seeds inventory and most important seeds collections. Re-opening in late August, I hope. But no worry, you will be kept up to date on flowering, fruiting & seeds happenings. The first fleshy fruits are here! Yes, Actaea rubra (wild) and Triosteum pinnatifidum (garden) were just collected. […]
Various species recommended to be sown fresh like: Pulsatilla styriaca and its beautiful color variant, Helleborus caucasicus, Helleborus purpurascens, Helleborus x hybridus ‘Cherry Blossoms’, Jeffersonia dubia are in the inventory. But, wait ‘a minute’! We are preparing a small ‘Canadense’ celebration with the very fresh seeds of Asarum canadense, Aquilegia and Stylophorum diphyllum. These fresh […]
I finally had the pleasure a couple of days ago to collect seeds from my own Jeffersonia dubia! I knew that it is part of the ‘catch me if you can’ club, so I was prepared. There are not too many (hopefully we will get ‘help’ from someone else with more seeds) but it is […]
Collecting and processing Hepatica acutiloba seeds is done! Those interested can head to the SEED LIST to see what will be available and there are explanations for every offering on their page. As usual, there are more seeds when it was possible to collect from a larger population, and limited seeds when collected just from […]
While we bid adieu to Hepatica flowers, many other spring delights are awaiting for us in the forests and as well in our gardens. One of the most important events for all woodlanders – the flowering of Trillium grandiflorum, is starting in SW Ontario! The cool, late spring makes it to coincide with Claytonia virginica […]
