I was up on a tall ladder this afternoon, stringing some garden lights between trees out behind Anchovy World Headquarters when I noticed a bird flitting about on a spruce branch about twenty feet away from me. I settled in to watch, and soon realized… Read More
At the bird festival yesterday, we picked up a copy of Birds of Toronto – A guide to their remarkable world. This is a City of Toronto publication and the first in a Biodiversity Series. This is an excellent publication and if you live in… Read More
Over on the right side of the photo, look for Jacques. If you look closely, you may see Bambi. Mycophiles will notice there are some rare mushrooms coming up in this garden. After careful research, I have identified them as Chip-bowl amanitas (not edible). These… Read More
In the jungle back of Anchovy World Headquarters, I carved out the beginnings of some gardens last season. They’re coming along pretty well. I have a plan for another back there, but I’m procrastinating that one a while. The wading pool is for Memphis and… Read More
The donkey’s been with us for a really long time. I think it was once in Tuffy’s mom’s garden.
The new garden is coming along. The larger perennials will take some time to establish their presence as will the shrubs – the dogwood and the two hydrangeas. The clematis will fill up that trellis and add some height. For now, I’ve plugged some holes… Read More
I started to populate the new garden this afternoon. I planted an Endless Summer Hydrangea Macrophylla ‘Bailmer’. This will grow to 3 to 6 feet height and width. It blooms pink in alkaline soil and blue in acidic soil. Maybe that means purple in neutral… Read More
…and I’ll call it a garden.
Those who know us, and especially those who visited the previous Anchovy World Headquarters, know that lawn is a temporary condition, a place-holder until the gardens go in. You can see the immediate plans for the front yard in these photos. Extending the garden along… Read More
The character of the backyard here at Anchovy World Headquarters, is defined by all the mature trees on the edges of the property, which give the whole place a cottage-like atmosphere. The margins feature shallow and exposed roots from the huge spruces that surround the… Read More
27th Street 