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• SUNFLOWERS - Autumn Blend

  

  Last night when it was finally time to come in I brought another Sunflower with me that the squirrels had left on the ground. Could it be they snip them first... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• A NIGHT IN THE LIFE - Busy Bee

  

  I dug out these yellow daylilies on Monday but then it got too dark and for once I did not feel like putting on my headlamp. I felt tired. Actually tired of... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• NATURE NOTES - Frog and Hungry Squirrels

  

  Once again I had to rescue frogs from the deep window wells we have in our garden at the side of the house. This time I believe I actually saved the same frog... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - Spirograph

  

  No, it is not a spirograph drawing.Can you recognize what type of flower this is?***Sharing with Up Close, Macro Monday 2 I Heart Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• GARDENERS UNITE! - Winnipeg Bulb Project

  

  Let me bend your ear a moment about the not-for-profit I started earlier this year. The Winnipeg Bulb Project has kicked into high gear with City of Winnipeg... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• LOBLAW'S SPECIAL EDITION - Rudbeckia

  

  Let us not forget that I am a marketer as well as a gardener, so when a publicist for Loblaw's contacted me about getting some plants from their store you can... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - Bachelor's Buttons

  

  I've been spending so much time talking about my Sun Garden that you may be wondering if I have blooms in any of my other gardens. So here is a shot of... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Coreopsis 'roulette'

  

  These three photos are all of Coreopsis "Roulette". All the same pack of seeds I direct sowed in the spring. I was not expecting the variety and just love it! Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Happy Birthday, Husband

  

  Never again will I have as much to do in my yard as I have had in my first year here. Getting caught up on years of neglected pruning, adding in new garden beds... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• NATURE NOTES - Frogs Again

  

  Last month I shared with you how excited I was when I came across frogs in my garden. "Why", you ask?Aside form an intrinsic love of all of the flora and fauna... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Have You Ever Seen Anything So Beautiful?

  

  Click photo to view***Sharing with: Macro Monday 2, Today's Flowers Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• INSPIRATION - Sunflower

  

  I like to take my cues in garden design from how the garden naturally evolves when possible, and these Sunflowers which have "volunteered" in the back yard... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• REPORT CARD - Guerrilla Gardening

  

  I have been more active with Guerrilla Gardening this year than ever before, and the most important thing I have learned should not actually be a surprise to... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 2 Birds, 1 Stone

  

  At our Ontario cottage we have a great path that gently winds from the driveway down to the cottage. When we first moved in it was two feet wide until I... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• YARD ART - Mother of All Herons

  

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

  Posted on 21 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• REPORT CARD - Sun Garden

  

  Just over one month ago I shared my detailed plans for the Sun Garden, the garden that is clearly progressing the best with its sunny location.How is it doing?... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - Asiatic Lily

  

  I love the simplicity of taking all my shots (macro or otherwise) with my iPhone since I pretty much have it with me at all times, so I went with an Olloclip... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• LAKEFRONT GARDEN - What Happened?

  

  Upon our arrival at the Ontario cottage a few weeks back we found a portion of the Lakefront Garden - the portion with the greatest variety of plants including... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• MACRO MONDAY - Daylily

  

  Today's photos were all taken of this "Strawberry Candy" daylily within seconds of each other. I find it very interesting the way the colour varies from pink... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• FIRST IMPRESSIONS - Back from Vacation

  

  Of course I will have some vacation photos to share but first I want to share some of my impressions upon coming back to brand new garden beds that have been... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 GARDENING, HOME