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Bee hive!
Lots of excitement today as our bee hive finally arrived! Bryn unloaded the hive from the truck while Liz helped me don the bee jacket and gloves. We place the hive at the back of the yard and then opened … Continue reading
A few pictures from my gardening friends
I’ve always viewed gardening as a fairly solitary activity, so the social aspect of gardening has been unexpected. I love having friends over to view my garden and I love seeing what my friends are doing in theirs. Many friends … Continue reading
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Weeks of frantic garden activity
The last two weeks have been busy with gardening activities. Strangely, in this season of growth and fresh beginnings, most of my time has been spent killing things. I’ve been cutting back overhanging and overgrown branches, pulling weeds, and slowly … Continue reading
Tulips are out!
I am extremely fond of the color orange. I sometimes wonder if my affinity for all-things-orange is genetically influenced by my Dutch ancestry. With that fact in mind, it should be no surprise that one of my absolutely favorite flowers … Continue reading
Camellias and sweet peas
This is going to be one of those boring posts about the seeds I planted and where I planted them. Before we get to that, here are some pictures of spring flowers. The two camellias above are from the same … Continue reading
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Spring planting weekend
The fabulously warm and spring-like weather means that the over-wintered vegetables are growing fast. The kale has almost reached the “sustainable” phase, which means that we can eat several large servings of kale each week without decimating our supply. While … Continue reading
Primavera empieza!
Spring begins! Today was probably not the first day of sunshine this year, but it felt like it. So many things were waiting to be done; I spent most of the afternoon in the back yard shoveling, raking, planting and … Continue reading
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This year will be diffferent: I’m going to stick to the plan
For the last few days I have been reading through the seed catalogues and checking the planting charts to figure out how to make the magic happen this spring. Usually, I make a planting plan and as soon as it … Continue reading
Only a few days left to order your authentic Thunderbirds manure…
Like me, you might be starting to feel spring cues: more daylight and slightly warmer temperatures. But it doesn’t yet smell like spring yet. Spring has lots of great aromas and the one that I am waiting for is the … Continue reading
UBC Botanical Garden Ladies help fight the February blaaaahs.
February leaves me bereft of inspiration. Blaaaaaaah. So, I decided to stop at the UBC Botanical Garden store to see if I could find a bin to inspire me to collect dead leaves and branches. The green plastic garbage cans … Continue reading
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