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My 2006 Gardening Highlights

I don't think I've ever done a "Best of" gardening list* but it seems about time to get started. I have done a "Things Killed" list but this year I'm going to accentuate the positive. Picking favourites is difficult for someone like me who tends
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Gayla : January 1st, 2007 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Ecology, Food, Deep Thoughts

Gardening Mad

Because I haven't done so in a while, be advised that this post contains cursing. I received an email from a reader recently who was “disappointed” by the current contest prize pack which is comprised of assorted items from Julie Jackson’s Subversive Cross-stitch line. My initial
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Gayla : December 18th, 2006 : 10 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Gardeners, Deep Thoughts

Hibiscus Rosea

Hibiscus rosea I bought this Hibiscus rosea plant back in May at the Parkdale Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale. At the time the plant was a wee cutting but just today it opened its first bloom with two buds on the way. I
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Gayla : December 13th, 2006 : 10 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Houseplants

Portland

With my gardens put to bed, it's time to catch up on all of the things I did over 2006 but neglected to write about. Late last February I took a trip to Portland, Oregon to do a couple of events. One was a presentation on
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Gayla : December 6th, 2006 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Events, Photography, You Grow Girl

Out of My Element

Frozen RoseAs I mentioned in an earlier post about turbid water, Vancouver BC (and environs) has been subject to some serious weather lately. November brought us floods, then plenty o'snow, followed by a serious drop in temperature, more snow and now a
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Emira : December 1st, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Link, Bulbs

It Lives

I've recently become interested in photographing the decaying garden. It started in the spring when I spent an hour photographing a garden while it was still brown but on the verge of exploding into green. I'm starting to appreciate both the garden and nature's seasons on
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Gayla : November 28th, 2006 : 3 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Art/Craft, Photography

Reflections on Where I Am

Since moving to Nelson I've discovered many things, not only about small towns, but also just about living in a climate that is pretty much smack dab in the middle of where I grew up, and where I've been living the past five years. I also have no land.
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Kelly : November 22nd, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Places, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Propagation

The Eggling Experience: Update 1

Germination has taken place in both the Eggling and the Real Egg. The Real Egg showed a few sprouts about 6 hours before the Eggling. Sorry about the lack of photo to accompany this update however both seedlings are microscopic in size and I don't have a
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Gayla : November 9th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seeds, Stuff

Mutant Veggies at the Fall Fair

A friend and I attended The Royal, Toronto's big city attempt at a country fall fair. I was unable to make it over the last few years and forgot how good it is. Fall fairs are like cultural anthropology that happens close to home. There's
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Gayla : November 6th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Events

Fall Clean Up: Perfect Timing

This may not seem as remarkable to those of you currently outside of the South Coast of our Canadian shores, but I managed to get in a good three hours of garden clean up this weekend and not get soaking wet. This my friends, almost defies the laws
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Emira : November 6th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Link
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