Category: Garden

Spring dreams – around the corner from green…..

After three heavy reading posts in a row – it’s time for something dreamier, lighter, more inspiring don’t you think? That is, it’s almost the end of January and I’m thinking about the garden again. Though it’s hard to imagine when I look at… Continue Reading “Spring dreams – around the corner from green…..”

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Getting frosty.

I know that elsewhere in North America there is already snow but I am surprised by the level of frost in Van this morning just the same. This may be our first real killing frost of the season which means I’ve got to get… Continue Reading “Getting frosty.”

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In the garden October

This was my garden last week, third week of Octorber, as I got a significant amount done on putting the garden to bed for the winter. I have planted two plum trees, mulched the blueberries, and put in a series of bulbs that will… Continue Reading “In the garden October”

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In the garden today…..

A short post to round off the weekend – it’s been awhile since I’ve written about the garden, and even longer since I’ve done any appreciable work out there – but now it’s time for fall clean-up! My co-worker commented the other day that… Continue Reading “In the garden today…..”

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Autumn dahlia

This is my first year with dahlias in the back garden and I am definitely a convert. Hopefully I get lots of tubers for expanding my flower patch next year!

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