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Garden update

We managed to upgrade our plot this year! Last year we had one along the evil bottom row, which has trees along the south side (ie. less sun), and is at the bottom of the slope (ie. really damp). We lucked out and got one along
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Ariane : May 23rd, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal

They Were Right

"Invasive" does, in fact mean, well, "invasive". I'm always curious when I buy a new plant labelled as invasive, just how invasive can it be, really? That one little starter plant can't really get to be that big in one season, can it? Besides the usual mints,
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Amy : May 21st, 2006 : 11 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Herbs, Link, Propagation

Perennial Delight

I survived the UBC Botanical Gardens Perinneal Plant Sale and have lived to tell the tale. It could not possibly have been a lovelier day for it, and I had a fabulous time even if I did end up leaving with only half of the things on my
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Emira : May 16th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Link, Events

Impact According to Ones and Zeroes

Free Soil Artists for Beyond Green utilizes the world wide web to educate users about the environmental impact of the fresh produce industry through cheerful graphics, friendly web design and interactive wells of knowledge.  At first glance, their animated leader of activism appears to be something straight out of Hello Kitty's universe, but scroll over the
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Renee : May 11th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Link, Ecology, Art/Craft

Richter’s 2006

The mere mention of the word "Richter's" to my step-mom, Heather, this afternoon meant we were going on a short road trip! It took about a half hour for us to get there, but man was it worth it. Imagine all the plants Richter's brings to Canada Blooms
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Amy : May 9th, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Link

Musings on Plants

Today I was eyeing the plants at my grocery store. We all know not to ever expect much from the grocery store plants, as they're usually completely neglected, dry, and limp looking if not half (or totally) dead. However, the grocery store plants are the closest
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Kelly : May 9th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal

Eating violets

Yesterday morning you would have found me sitting in my little front yard with a bowl and a pair of scissors. The 9 year olds riding their bikes up and down the street looked at me oddly, as I sat and one by one picked violets.
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Amanda : May 8th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Link

Lilac Season

Sometime around last weekend the lilac in my backyard burst into bloom. Since then we've been enjoying stunning cut blooms and scent in the house. As I was bringing the cuttings into the house, I was reminded of last year around this time when I made my partner
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Emira : May 7th, 2006 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Link

A Paper Garden

Paper Garden While they are probably meant for kids, these paper model projects featuring assorted plants, insects, and organisms are fun projects for any age. Models include your standard garden fare; lady bugs, and butterflies but take learning
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Gayla : May 3rd, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Pests & Disease, Gardening 101, Ecology

Carrots on your rooftop

Yesterday I was perusing cnn.com for some news and came across a story about how rooftop gardening is becoming more popular here in the U.S. I know that in some European countries, especially Germany, this is quite common. I remember listening to a READ MORE...
Christina : April 30th, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Info, Ecology
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