I planted one spiderwort plant on each side of the clematis in the front garden. I love the contrast between the bright blue flowers and light green foliage. These add unexpected accents to the big garden out front.
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Zucchini From Another Planet
It has been years since I’ve grown a zucchini plant. The last time was back at the house on Blackthorn when I planted two plants that gave me enough zucchini to feed a small country. I thought this year I would scale that back and… Read More
The Shovel Garden
The shovel garden has been growing like crazy. Here’s a shot I took on the weekend.
Irises
The irises in our front garden come from my brother Salvelinas’ garden. They’re really beautiful this year, especially the purple ones.
In the Garden
Regular visitors will have figured out by now that I like gardening, and I usually have some garden project or another under way. Today I’m going to post some shots of the back gardens. The garden on the left in the photo above doesn’t look… Read More
Gardens
Tuffy P cleaned up the back perennial garden today, taking out weeds and old dead plant matter. This garden will start looking really good in about a month. Some of you may be wondering about the red and white item in the foreground. That’s an… Read More
Sprouting
I’m happy to report that various seeds are germinating in the veggie patch out back. Spinach, beets, lettuce, and carrots…everything very very tiny, but still a promise of the bounty to come.
Garden Surprise
The first flower of the year has bloomed here at Headquarters.
Fall Gardens
I like this little garden a lot, at the back edge of the yard on the edge of the woodsy patch. Tuffy P has done a fantastic job looking after this front garden, which just keeps getting better. Even in October, it has retained a… Read More
A Pleasant Surprise
We received a letter from the City of Toronto today. How unusual. It started like this: We are pleased to inform you that your property/garden has been nominated for the City of Toronto Etobicoke York Great Gardens Contest 2011. Unfortunately, it was after the nomination… Read More
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