Last Sunday marked the annual Ontario Herbalist’s Association Herb Fair at Harbourfront. I am pleased to announce that it was also the most successful You Grow Girl Toronto Meetup to date with our best turnout yet!!
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Over the years, this site has transformed from an online magazine to a personal gardening journal. I use this category to differentiate between the more closely personal writing.
Books by Gayla Trail
Herb Fair 2005
Parkdale Horticultural Society Plant Sale 2005
Another May, another act of gluttony at the Parkdale Horticultural Society plant sale. Okay perhaps there was slightly less gluttony on my part this year — arriving late always helps since the good stuff goes in a matter of minutes. But I just can’t help myself when I see a big container of something-or-other for 2 bucks. It almost doesn’t matter what it is; I simply can not pass up the deal.
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April!
This month will go down as the wackiest April in recent memory. We had some unseasonably warm days followed by a handful of cold, grey, wet days. Yesterday was sunny one minute, and literally hailing ice pellets the next! Thankfully I did manage to set aside a few hours on one of the warmer days to clean up my street-side garden. I did very little clean up last fall and it had devolved over the winter months into an embarassing mess. My clean up consisted of a few basic tasks:
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Book Launch Party & Other Goings On
Just a reminder that the Book Launch Party is coming up this Wed night at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Details can be found here.
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The view on my deck is looking somewhat more inviting today. I did not take a photo but it is warmer and brighter with remnants of snow and ice.
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Seedy Saturday
I had a table at Seedy Saturday over the weekend where I sold some books and t-shirts. The turnout was great and I got to meet a lot of people who visit the site. Thanks so much to everyone who came out and stopped by my table to say hi.
I regret that this year I was so busy I didn’t really get a chance to look around at the other booths. I didn’t buy one pack of seeds nor did I even glance at the seed trading table! Instead I gave away a stack of seeds. I did however have the presence of mind to pick up a half pound of worms for my vermicomposter. Yay for that.
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