I imagine if I go through my blog posts from years gone by I’ll come across the phrase ‘…never looked better…’ quite often, but truly, this year my spring garden has never looked better! Flower stalks seem taller, colours seem more vibrant, critter damage is much less obvious…perhaps my eyes are getting older and my […]
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Six on Saturday – 10JUN2023 – Smokin’
It’s been a strange week, weather-wise, in much of Canada, with large forest fires blazing from B.C. to Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories; more than 4.3 million hectares – that’s 10.5 million acres – have burned this year, and wind patterns pushed the smoke from fires in Quebec and northern Ontario south. Smoke and […]
Delights and Disappointments in my Spring Garden
Every gardener realizes, almost from day one, that there are no certainties when it comes to predicting how well things will grow. You can have, on paper, the perfect soil, perfect amount of sunlight, perfect temperatures, perfect moisture levels and still come up with a hugely disappointing crop yield or flower display. On the other […]