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• END OF THE MONTH VIEW - July Sun Garden

  

  The Sun Garden is far and away the most eye-catching garden at the moment. I did not imagine when I started them from seed two years ago how large and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• BACK YARD PRIORITY - Follow up

  

  Last week I explained that I would be renewing my focus on the backyard gardens which up to this point have been lower priority.My how fast things can change -... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• EPIPHANY - Back Yard Priority

  

  The other week, sitting in the back yard with my sister who was visiting from Victoria BC, it suddenly became clear to me that I needed to switch my attention t... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• YEAR TWO - First Blooms

  

  Given that last year was the first summer here in Winnipeg for me there were quite a few perennials that I started last year but that did not bloom until this... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• To Mulch Or Not to Mulch?

  

  'To mulch or not to mulch', that is not much of a question for most gardeners, including myself, and many blog posts have been written on the subject already,... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• BOOK REPORT - Taming Wildflowers

  

  Taming Wildflowers is a book I bought after reading a review by Donna at A Garden's Eye View. What was a grand book for her is one that leaves me wanting more. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• UPDATES - Iris and Calla Lily

  

  Two weeks ago I expressed concern about having mixed up my Iris and I was clearly right; you can see the taller purple and shorter white/purple both in the Sun... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• GIFT FROM A FRIEND - Calla Lily

  

  Despite working long hours in the garden and not shying away from big tasks, I am in some ways still a lazy gardener. I prefer to do things once, so I tend to... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Surprise, Surprise

  

  Last year when I moved about all of my Iris, I was confident that all the white with purple falls ended up in my Monet Garden, while the full purples landed in... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• END OF THE MONTH VIEW - May

  

  Finally there are plants growing and flowers blooming for this end-of-the-month view after the coldest winter in living memory here in zone 3 Winnipeg. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• SUCCESS - Guerrilla Gardening in My Neighbour's Yard

  

  If it has not occurred to you to ask permission to garden in your neighbour's yard before, I say what have you got to lose? All they can say is "no". Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Ottawa Tulip Festival

  

  The tulip – Ottawa's official flower – was given as a gift in perpetuity to the Canadian people for having provided safe harbour to the Dutch Royal Family durin... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• I Should Have Known Better

  

  I told myself that putting the tulips at the side of the house instead of in the front garden would keep them safer from the deer, but I may have just told... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - What the Deer Left

  

  ***Sharing with Macro Monday 2, I Heart Macro, Today's Flowers Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• END OF THE MONTH - April

  

  Since I still have no blooms in my yard I thought for the 'end of the month' meme I would share some photos I took in the middle of the month, to demonstrate ho... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• ALPINE GARDEN - Tender Lovin' Care

  

  How succulents can survive in zone 3, let alone our coldest winter in living memory amazes me, but there are definitely signs of life (as well as a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• AUGUST BEAUTY - 3 of 3

  

  Since there are still no blooms of my own here in zone 3 I will finish the series I took at my friend's beautiful gardens last August.Clematis and pale mauve... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• TALLER IN BACK, SHORTER IN FRONT - North Deck Garden

  

  The North Deck Garden is at our Ontario cottage outside of Toronto (zone 4). Like it sounds, the garden is beneath the deck, so it features shade tolerant... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• NATURE NOTES - Red Squirrel

  

  You will have to take my word for it that there is a little red squirrel in that dark patch foraging. You will notice that above the patch is a bird feeder and... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• GARDEN TOUR - Greenhouse

  

  This past Saturday I went for a tour of a greenhouse operations at Shelmerdine, one of Winnipeg's biggest garden centres. We started in the 'glass house' where... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME