We’ve had a few rainy days lately, as my local readers can attest. Whenever there’s an hour or two of sunshine I feel compelled to race outside and pull some weeds or plant containers. The nice thing about rain is that it gives you a break from gardening (guilt-free!) and, of course, it’s good for...
Month: May 2013
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More fun with Containers!
This week, in between rain showers, I filled up more containers with the lovely flowers I bought at Atwater Market. I would have loved to spend a whole day planning my containers, making lists and then driving up to my favourite nursery, Jasmin, but at the last minute I decided that I could skip all...
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Container planting!
We’re coming up to the long weekend in May, which is when Canadian gardeners tend to think it’s safe to start planting annuals, either in containers or into the garden. I love to get ideas about planting containers from garden magazines or from internet sites. The sky’s the limit with containers, but keep in mind...
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Spring Ahead (of me)
Last weekend I got back from a two week tour of South America with the OSM and since then have been nursing a husband with a broken collar bone, getting the house in order, going to my daughter’s final Master’s voice recital (she made us proud!) and all kinds of other things. I have not...