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wednesday morning in our garden

vegetable garden, may 2010

{our square foot vegetable garden, may 25, 2010 - sunny side}

Good morning everyone!

This past weekend was a holiday here in Canada, our unofficial start to summer! And it tends to be a very popular one for gardeners in our area. Here in our garden we planted out most of our transplants including leeks, tomatoes, and peppers and we buried seeds for zucchini and cucumber too. Read More »

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pea planting!

Carouby De Maussane Sugar Pea Seeds

smart garden lady told me that it’s ok to plant pea seeds in zone 5 on St Patrick’s day. So this weekend found us out in the garden doing just that! We planted nine Carouby De Maussane Sugar Peas out in our veggie patch, aren’t those some charming seeds?

Have you planted anything in your kitchen garden yet?

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seeds, a show, and social media

2010 seed packages from hawthorn farm

Hello Everyone!

We have been utterly busy here in London getting our many projects in order. Here’s a quick run down of what’s had our attention Read More »

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garden planning

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Good Morning Everyone!

How was your weekend? Ours was just lovely! We stayed cozy at home, dreaming of comfort food and the warmth of spring. Read More »

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august 2009 vegetable garden update

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Hi There Everyone!

Oh how I’ve missed you!  We’re back from five days at the cottage and a must needed rest.  Work on our home and headquarters is not yet complete but we are definitely seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, still much work left though!
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growing vegetables in 2009

june 09 100 growing vegetables in 2009

I’m super excited about our vegetable garden this year! Lots of tomato and pepper plants now find their permanent home out in our yard. I thought it was about time to post updated photos of how things are going. Read More »

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tulip tree

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I love tulip trees!  That’s Liriodendron tulipifera for those of you scientific types.  I’d have to say that this is my favourite flowering tree, it has these really great leaves that are big and remind me of Read More »

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spring native plant booty

spring 2009 native plants

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  We sure did!  Darren was off test-driving motorcycles on Saturday morning so I went shopping for the garden at the London Waldorf School Native Plant Sale.  It’s an event that Read More »

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a topper of dirt

april 09 100 a topper of dirt

I’m starting to get really excited about the upcoming gardening season! It was a long winter and I’m anxious for some sunshine and homegrown veggies. Two weekends ago we mixed up more dirt Read More »

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from babies to soldiers

april 09 059 from babies to soldiers

I started some seeds for the vegetable garden a few weeks ago and they are doing really well!  I don’t think I’ve ever had such great looking seedlings!  My babies are rapidly becoming soldiers!  (Although now that I’ve Read More »

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