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• MACRO MONDAY - Pansy Face

  

  It is amazing how closely the inside of a Pansy resembles a face, is it not?Sort of like a clown wearing pancake make up, but a face nonetheless. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• DAILY DISCOVERY - Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

  

  It is incredibly energizing and exciting to have plants that came with our new home last fall reveal their true selves. Every day there are new blooms in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Corporate Guerrilla Gardening

  

  Is "corporate guerrilla gardening" an oxymoron? I do not believe so. In fact I got my whole company involved in taking over an unsightly and unloved slice or... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• I Think They Are Not Pink

  

  It may be too early to tell for certain but I am getting confident that the four peonies that were here before us are all the same, and that they are red. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• GREAT NEWS - They Are Not Pink

  

  Great news. The Iris that came with our property appears to be purple. This shot is just of the tip, visible only yesterday. I have been on pins and needles... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Shocked

  

  I do not know any other way to describe how I felt when I saw two little Jetfire Daffodils poking up amongst the Goutweed today. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - Alluim 2

  

  I treated myself to a new Olloclip camera lens for iPhone that includes a macro. Today you can see the difference between what I was able to capture this week... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• WEEKEND FLOWERS - Daffodils

  

  Playing with my new macro lens this weekend. Only because I blogged about it last year do I have any idea what these are called - thank goodness I started... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• HARD WORK AND A LITTLE PATIENCE - Iris

  Three years ago I dug up the Iris due to an infestation of Iris borers, cut off the dead parts, washed them and transplanted them with much more space compared... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• SPREAD THE LOVE - Dividing Lillies

  

  With a new property I am spending about 1/2 of my time on my large new garden beds and 1/2 of my time weeding, pruning and otherwise getting a handle on the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• NATURE NOTES - Mallard Duck

  

  I just had to take a snap of the Mallard ducks hanging out in my neighbour's driveway yesterday. We are close to the river but it was still quite a surprise. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• WEEKEND FLOWERS - Flowering Trees

  

  Regular readers know this is our first spring in our new home. Each day there are new surprises like daylilies in the Moon Garden and a sprinkling of peonies... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• PRUNING THE VINE - Advice Taken!

  

  Taking crowd sourced advice from my readers here and on Facebook I liberally pruned our grape vine last night. What a thrill!(Summer 2012)No, literally, I mean... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• I Could Not Bring Myself to Do It

  

  Last week I wrote about planting Lupins that I had grown from seed near our Manitoba cottage in the hopes that they will naturalize and spread over years to... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - Bleeding Heart

  

  ***Sharing with Wordless Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Aussie Wordless Wednesday, Tina's Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• PRUNING THE VINE - Advice Required!

  

  I am once again reaching out for a crowdsourced solution. Last time I took your collective advice and left the plants where they are in the Alpine garden. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• GUERRILLA GARDENING - Close to Home

  

  While lots of articles about guerrilla gardening talk about taking over neglected urban spaces, I often find myself straying from my gardens to the nearby... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MY FIRST TASTE OF LASAGNA - Sublime

  

  Sublime Digging into the lasagna garden last week for the first time was a welcome experience. The soil was amazing, better than I have ever gardened with... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• WEEKEND FLOWERS - Moon Garden

  

  Today we pay special attention to what is coming up in the Moon Garden.This Giant Crocus is different than most with its 5 pointed star shape.These rounded... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A Risk Worth Taking

  

  Properly hardening off plants seemed like so much work before I started growing plants from seed this year that I almost did not try it. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 GARDENING, HOME