This garden was created by Tuffy P. It’s right at the front entrance to our house. The bench was a gift from some great friends several years ago. It used to have a natural wood finish but after several years on our front porch back… Read More
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.
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
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
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
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
My intention was to bang together my raised veggie garden on the weekend, but with the snow pelting against my face I just didn’t feel the love for gardening activities. Reading and enjoying an afternoon nap seemed to me to be far more civilized activities.… Read More
I started some prep work out in the back yard this morning for the new raised garden I’m creating. Suddenly the sky got all dark and it started snowing on me. That’s just not right. It’s stopped now and none of it is sticking, but… Read More
I posted a while back about trying a chayote, also known as a cho cho. My friend JA over at Gardening in Toronto has found an interesting use for them.
Yes, you’re right. There are only 5 photos, and one got in there twice. I’m not sure how that happened. Sigh. These sunflowers (and the bees around them) are in the front yard here at Anchovy World Headquarters, in the one spot with enough sustained… Read More
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