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Harvest
We have loads of catnip growing out in the back garden. I harvested some today, which I’m going to dry in my mushroom dehydrator. When I bought it in and cut it up, the cats were having a great time chewing down leaves!
Grain Scoop Planters
These planters used to be grain scoops from a mill. The metal units are bolted to a thick belt material. They come in 3s and 5s at Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis. I installed these beside the sliding doors on the deck.
New Plant Stand
It used to be a light fixture. Now it’s a plant stand. I installed it this morning, successfully beating the rain. We found the plant stand yesterday, hiding in the back garage at Nice Old Stuff (near the pillars we also brought home, and past… Read More
Live – Dream
Some of you will recall the word ‘dream’ floating about in our garden. We found a new word on a stick yesterday when we visited Nice Old Stuff in Jarvis. Can you find the two words in the garden?
Summer Days
Well, summer has arrived. I mostly missed spring this year, more or less couped up and healing my messed up ankle. In the last couple weeks I’ve been getting out into the garden, and yesterday I did my first bit of garden work. We have… Read More
In the garden this morning…
Peonies
We have several peonies in our front garden. It’s a fairly shady garden and ours are typically a week or so behind other neighbourhood peonies. I’ve been following the progress of the bloom cycle for the first of them and I took this shot yesterday.I… Read More
Garden update – Twenty Seventh Street in bloom
I love the giant hosta. We’ve split this one a few times already and have given away pieces of it. We currently have three of these beauties growing in the front garden. I was sure our peonies were going to burst a few days ago,… Read More
Canadian Cancer Society 10th Annual Spring Garden Tour May 31st South Mississauga
TUFFY P posting today. I was guest of CN and DN for today’s Spring Garden tour of private gardens in South Mississauga today. All proceeds went to the Canadian Cancer Society. I had a great time touring through 10 front, side and backyard gardens today… Read More
27th Street 