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Clematis and Spiderworts blooming
Irises
When I created the perennial garden up front last year, my brother gave me a bunch of irises from his garden. They’re all in bloom now and they have become a June showpiece in the garden.
Garden Update
I plan to periodically post photos of our gardens so I can look back and see what they looked like at different times of the season. Here’s the big garden in the front yard. Later, Sunflowers will dominate the front of it. There are two… Read More
A most excellent plant sale
For all the Toronto gardeners out there, check out the Roselands Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale this Saturday morning at Eglinton Flats. I’ve been to the last two of these and I don’t hesitate to give this sale the Anchovy Stamp of Approval. Roselands Horitcultural… Read More
Around the House
It’s a damp day here in Anchovy-town. A steady blend of mist and drizzle has been falling all day. This will at least give the gardens a great boost. Today was a day for working around the house and believe me, and I have plenty… Read More
The Gardens at Anchovy World Headquarters
I put in the garden above last year. Everything seems to be coming back just fine + I’ve added a few annuals for colour until the perennials start to come into their own. There are two small saskatoon berry bushes in there and a dogwood… Read More
Foiled
Off work today, I planned to go fly fishing, but all week I’ve heard dire predictions of rain, rain, rain. So I stayed home. I decided instead to work on the gardens until the rain started, then retreat inside for some reading. It’s 2:45 now… Read More
The Veggie Patch
This garden is built on a piece of land that once had a big apple tree on it. You can see the remains of the stump in the top left. I raised it up and added landscape cloth to create a veggie garden environment separate… Read More
Veggies this year
Back before the epic relocation of Anchovy World Headquarters, I worked a modest vegetable patch each season for several years. The new location is on a fabulous lot, with numerous mature trees. While beautiful and great for shade, the prospects of a veggie patch here… Read More
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