Category: Garden

Post #1980: This little frog is a bit of garden magic

Someone left a frog on the edge of our front yard pond and for a moment this morning, my partner thought it was a real frog. Hooray! Isn’t that a little bit of fun 🙂 The pond is very small, but it is a… Continue Reading “Post #1980: This little frog is a bit of garden magic”

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Bloom!

Left this morning for a quick trip to our property outside Princeton, but before I did I noted that the warm weather in Vancouver forced the peonies into full, brilliant bloom. My blueberries are going like gangbusters too!

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And….. we’re off!

Overnight it has gone from winter to gardening season in Vancouver – or at least that’s how it seemed yesterday when the deluge of the previous week opened up to a blue sky and mild temperatures. This propelled me to the garden centre, already… Continue Reading “And….. we’re off!”

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A mad, beautiful experiment – in photos.

This year, it was time to attempt an experiment I have always been interested in: Three Sisters planting. This involves planting corn, pole beans and squash together to allow for the symbiotic growth of all three. “Corn provides a natural pole for bean vines… Continue Reading “A mad, beautiful experiment – in photos.”

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Last project of summer

It’s been on the list of projects since June – but I finally got it done today! That is, my project to turn an old (busted) arbor into a woodshed to keep our firewood dry-ish without having to store it on our back porch.… Continue Reading “Last project of summer”

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