Category Archives: flowers

2016 In the Garden

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

This year in Southern Ontario it has been HOT!  No rain, but SO HOT.  I wish that it would stay like this forever. The garden is doing very well.  The Brussels, broccoli and cauliflower are the only plants not enjoying … Continue reading →

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Niagara Parks’ Botanical Gardens

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

While in Niagara Falls  we spent a morning wandering the 99 acres of gardens at Niagara Parks’ Botanical Gardens.  Home to the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, the gardens are inspirational.  Including veggie gardens, herb gardens, a massive rose garden, every variety … Continue reading →

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2nd Annual Canadian Autumn Seed Exchange

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Last year I ran a seed exchange.  I loved doing it. I got to sort through seeds all day at work (:  It was like a massive jigsaw puzzle trying to fit people’s’ wish lists in with what was sent … Continue reading →

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Daylilies Everywhere!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

I love my daylilies.  A friend of my parents gave them a garbage bag full of daylilies & they passed half of them on to me.  I have no idea of the culivar names, but they are absolutely gorgeous. 

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Pretty Blooms, Potatoes & in the Greenhouse

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

This was a busy weekend.  Filled with friends & family dropping by & a literal mountain of work – in the form of a 12 yard mountain of soil on our driveway that needed to be moved to the backyard.  We almost … Continue reading →

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Favourite 2011 Garden Pictures

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

The light was beautiful in the mornings this summer & I got some really gorgeous shots.  Some I have framed & hung in the house.  I love em!  It makes me feel better to see the pics in the dead of … Continue reading →

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