Gardening in our back yard always seems like an epic battle against entropy. Let your guard down for a few days and chaos takes over. Every now and then I do something back there to score a few points for the forces of order. Today… Read More
Over the years gardening on 27th Street, our ideas about how to approach a garden have changed somewhat. It’s no longer just about a flower bed and some plants. What is the shape of the garden – and the shape of the space around it?… Read More
When I hung the wire cage from the crane, my intention was that it hold a poem (preferably a waterproof one). In the meantime, I’d like to encourage the local downy woodpecker to visit again, so I loaded the cage up with suet. The last… Read More
We continue to add things to the back garden. We bought more old pillars at Nice Old Stuff out in Jarvis Ontario. If it weren’t upside down, and if I didn’t spray paint it blue, the blue thing would be a gold plant stand. I… Read More
We hung one of the snowy owls out on the deck. It’s beside a star, one of our early mosaics. There are loads of mosaic pics over at our Long Branch mosaics site, if you’re interested in seeing some of our other work. Next up,… Read More
Today is Family Day in Ontario, which is a stat holiday for Tuffy P but not for me, since I work for a federal Crown Corporation, but no matter, I took a vacation day – I have a few to use before my retirement kicks… Read More
I don’t recall where or when we got this smiling character, but he’s been out in the garden for years. He’s in pretty rough shape these days, so he’s taken refuge behind a trellis where a clematis will offer some protection from the elements.
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