Sean James Consulting & Design
@seanjamesdesigns.bsky.social
Designs gardens, (& some boutique installations/maintenance!), speaks, teaches, Niagara Parks graduate '91, Master Gardener. Helps folks make yards BEAUTIFUL & ecofriendly! Rain gardens, habitat plantings, incorporating edibles!
All week at the #RoyalWinterFair at the CNE grounds this week, Master Gardeners will be answering your questions in person at our advice table. Come find us! I’ll be there this coming Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon! AND it’s an amazing event, definitely worth attending.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
All week at the #RoyalWinterFair at the CNE grounds this week, Master Gardeners will be answering your questions in person at our advice table. Come find us! I’ll be there this coming Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon! AND it’s an amazing event, definitely worth attending.
After #LittleCanada, we visited Allan Gardens. Especially beautiful on a snowy day.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
After #LittleCanada, we visited Allan Gardens. Especially beautiful on a snowy day.
Had a fun day with the crew. We went and visited #LittleCanada. Fun and I loved how it built people‘s curiosity about Canadian history! They had a stunning miniature version of Vancouver’s Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden!
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Had a fun day with the crew. We went and visited #LittleCanada. Fun and I loved how it built people‘s curiosity about Canadian history! They had a stunning miniature version of Vancouver’s Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden!
Michael Albanese of #AvesiStormwater and I are finally working together on a project! It’s a long-term series of mostly native plant gardens coupled with several #RainGardens. It’s going to be beautiful, and it’s great working together!
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Michael Albanese of #AvesiStormwater and I are finally working together on a project! It’s a long-term series of mostly native plant gardens coupled with several #RainGardens. It’s going to be beautiful, and it’s great working together!
#SeedySaturday at the #GuelphPublicLibrary - 100 Norfolk St.! Lots of free seeds and cool vendors and folks to ask questions of including the Master Gardeners. I will be at their advice table just inside the door upstairs.
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#SeedySaturday at the #GuelphPublicLibrary - 100 Norfolk St.! Lots of free seeds and cool vendors and folks to ask questions of including the Master Gardeners. I will be at their advice table just inside the door upstairs.
Our latest installation – a pretty gigantic garden and a HUGE rain garden – needed equipment this time. 🥴 Mostly native plantings to follow.
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Our latest installation – a pretty gigantic garden and a HUGE rain garden – needed equipment this time. 🥴 Mostly native plantings to follow.
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It's time to look at upgrading my truck and letting the ol'86 Chevy have a rest. 👀 for an F-250 crewcab. Let me know. Fall seems like a good time since demand is low so prices might be more in my favour. I suppose I'm thinking something around 10 years old would be about right...roughly.
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's time to look at upgrading my truck and letting the ol'86 Chevy have a rest. 👀 for an F-250 crewcab. Let me know. Fall seems like a good time since demand is low so prices might be more in my favour. I suppose I'm thinking something around 10 years old would be about right...roughly.
First day at our new project! Very exciting! 
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
First day at our new project! Very exciting! 
Really inspiring event!#HaltonMasterGardeners and #HamiltonNaturalists run a competition for eco-friendly gardens. As a past judge, I was invited. I took my helpers to show them that what they do makes a difference. So inspiring to see people using their gardens for Good. Congratulations to all!
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Really inspiring event!#HaltonMasterGardeners and #HamiltonNaturalists run a competition for eco-friendly gardens. As a past judge, I was invited. I took my helpers to show them that what they do makes a difference. So inspiring to see people using their gardens for Good. Congratulations to all!
Another tip for dividing perennials, this time… How do you deal with the giant ones? The ones that fight back like huge Hostas, grasses and, in this case, native #Goatsbeard?
October 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Another tip for dividing perennials, this time… How do you deal with the giant ones? The ones that fight back like huge Hostas, grasses and, in this case, native #Goatsbeard?
A little visit to our native plant redux/rain garden project in Mississauga. It took forever to look like anything was happening, but it’s all coming together now!  lots of plants reused – several species added. 
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A little visit to our native plant redux/rain garden project in Mississauga. It took forever to look like anything was happening, but it’s all coming together now!  lots of plants reused – several species added. 
#RoseSawfly is a challenging pest for roses in the garden. Here’s a tip for control.
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#RoseSawfly is a challenging pest for roses in the garden. Here’s a tip for control.
Carrots are harvested. Not a bad haul considering one doesn’t need to really do anything except weed around them (which I didn’t lol) and water (which my friend did). These were grown in pure compost, from my compost pile, in pots.
October 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Carrots are harvested. Not a bad haul considering one doesn’t need to really do anything except weed around them (which I didn’t lol) and water (which my friend did). These were grown in pure compost, from my compost pile, in pots.
We are so lucky to live in this beautiful place. Can’t wait to share it with everyone who comes to visit tomorrow for our little plant sale and property tour.
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya, Milton - 9-4
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya, Milton - 9-4
October 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We are so lucky to live in this beautiful place. Can’t wait to share it with everyone who comes to visit tomorrow for our little plant sale and property tour.
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya, Milton - 9-4
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya, Milton - 9-4
Just a friendly reminder: we are having our plant sale/garden tour Sunday from 9 AM until 4 PM. There will also be tours around the garden and our hyper-natural property! We are at:
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya
Rockwood, Ontario
Lots of native and a few non-native plants and lots to learn!
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya
Rockwood, Ontario
Lots of native and a few non-native plants and lots to learn!
October 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just a friendly reminder: we are having our plant sale/garden tour Sunday from 9 AM until 4 PM. There will also be tours around the garden and our hyper-natural property! We are at:
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya
Rockwood, Ontario
Lots of native and a few non-native plants and lots to learn!
10765 Fifth Line Nassagaweya
Rockwood, Ontario
Lots of native and a few non-native plants and lots to learn!
A very quick walkabout (because it started raining lol) on today’s progress! Great day!
October 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A very quick walkabout (because it started raining lol) on today’s progress! Great day!
A little bit on staking trees … search #OntarioLandscapeTreePlantingGuide to learn more, because we do it wrong all the time! This is especially important for professionals who THINK they’re doing it right, and municipalities who set the standards.
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A little bit on staking trees … search #OntarioLandscapeTreePlantingGuide to learn more, because we do it wrong all the time! This is especially important for professionals who THINK they’re doing it right, and municipalities who set the standards.
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This ancient Olea europaea specimen exhibits extreme secondary growth, indicative of an age potentially exceeding 1,000 years. Its lignified, contorted trunk structure reflects centuries of cambial activity, drought adaptation, and environmental stress.
#PlantSky #HouseGardening #GreenSky
#PlantSky #HouseGardening #GreenSky
October 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This ancient Olea europaea specimen exhibits extreme secondary growth, indicative of an age potentially exceeding 1,000 years. Its lignified, contorted trunk structure reflects centuries of cambial activity, drought adaptation, and environmental stress.
#PlantSky #HouseGardening #GreenSky
#PlantSky #HouseGardening #GreenSky
Well, another plant off the list of things that we should be using. Too bad! I really like #IvorySilkLilac.
October 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Well, another plant off the list of things that we should be using. Too bad! I really like #IvorySilkLilac.
This little creature is really nifty type of #AssassinBug. It’s huge! Emesaya brevipennis is the scientific name, and it was on our front step last evening!
October 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This little creature is really nifty type of #AssassinBug. It’s huge! Emesaya brevipennis is the scientific name, and it was on our front step last evening!
We have one plant (#PrairieSmoke - Geum triflorum) which is polluted with another (#GoldenFeatherGrass - Sorghastrum nutans). What do we do? 
October 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We have one plant (#PrairieSmoke - Geum triflorum) which is polluted with another (#GoldenFeatherGrass - Sorghastrum nutans). What do we do? 
Article in the @theglobeandmail.com today on what to do in the garden in the fall.
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Your fall gardening to-do list
Autumn is the secret season for gardeners
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Article in the @theglobeandmail.com today on what to do in the garden in the fall.
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
Perhaps the final walk through our almost-complete d Burlington landscape with its two rain gardens, native plantings and relayed front step.
October 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Perhaps the final walk through our almost-complete d Burlington landscape with its two rain gardens, native plantings and relayed front step.
Friday, October 3, 9 AM - noon! Volunteer garden maintenance @ #ValFlemingButterflyGarden - 5020 Serena Dr Beamsville. Our focus: deadheading perennials that get a bit too weedy & consolidating “volunteers” together with their parents. And if you know anyone who needs volunteer hours for school…
September 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Friday, October 3, 9 AM - noon! Volunteer garden maintenance @ #ValFlemingButterflyGarden - 5020 Serena Dr Beamsville. Our focus: deadheading perennials that get a bit too weedy & consolidating “volunteers” together with their parents. And if you know anyone who needs volunteer hours for school…