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Full Disclosure

I think it's important to go against the grain of traditional gardening magazines that focus on hyper-perfect fantasy garden porn and show you that there is no shame in a less-than-perfect garden. Here is a photo of the street garden taken just last week. Keeping up with the
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Gayla : January 10th, 2007 : 14 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Winter, Gayla's Gardens

Amateur Phenology

So. Ummmm. Who's a little freaked out by this crazy weather? They say Canada is totally backwards especially for an El Niño year with the west coast all wet and wild and the east unseasonably warm and snow-less. I've heard that things are also a
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Gayla : January 5th, 2007 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Seasonal, Link, Info, Ecology

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
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