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A House of Their Own

With a short lull in a bathroom reno project that's been occupying most of my creative energy, I've been thinking about taking some of the wood scraps in the basement and building a birdhouse. Cally's post and photo about hers kind of sold me on the
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Emira : April 30th, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Link

“Monster Rabbit” targets vegetable patch

Having recently caught up with my "friend" the backyard bunny, I found this article to be particularly timely...
Amy : April 29th, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Pests & Disease

Plant Sales - Mark Your Calendars

I hate to be so Toronto-centric but there are a number of local and very good plant sales coming up that ya'll should know about. They're more bang for your buck, the experience is fun, and often times the haul is of better quality than your typical
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Gayla : April 29th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Seasonal, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Events

Just in Time for the Weekend!

Okay, so not all of us are quite. . .ummm. . .physically prepared for the gardening season. One day out planting veggies equals 2 days inside vegging out, sore and slightly grumpy.   Come on, now.  You're thrifty, you're crafty, you're talented, you can do anything! (Except for move your sore tush.)
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Renee : April 21st, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Uncategorized, Projects, Link

Paper Houseplants

Paper Houseplants As if gardening with living plants isn't enough to keep me occupied, I've recently become obsessed with plants crafted from paper. Download and construct your own garden of indoor houseplants, from the Epson Hong Kong site. Patterns include ivy, lucky
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Gayla : April 20th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Uncategorized, Projects, Link

Phase 1 Complete

Phase 1 of "Project Deck Garden 2006" was enacted yesterday afternoon. It was inspired by a sunny day and a headache that wouldn't quit, which not surprisingly, was abated after a few hours in the fresh air. I won't bore you with the details as Phase
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Gayla : April 19th, 2006 : 15 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Veggies, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Gayla's Gardens

How to be greener

I work at a university that has finally decided to develop a "sustainability initiative." Because I am a librarian, I was asked to create a bibliography of resources to enhance our faculty's understanding of the concept and how they might incorporate it into their departments' curricula.
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Christina : April 15th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Ecology

Pop Bottle Pots

Pop Bottle Pots So they're not very stylin', but these self-watering planters made from junked pop bottles are pretty handy for the well-intentioned but forgetful gardener. The bottom watering system keeps cuttings and seedlings on the right side of moist without
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Gayla : April 14th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Link, Containers, Info, Propagation

Don’t have room for a garden? Knit Your Own!

So besides being an avid gardening, I've an avid knitter. That means I'm always looking for cool new things to knit up. Today I got the idea in my head "hey, what about knitting plants??" So after a little searching I found these awesome knit plants that you can
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Kelly : April 13th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Projects, Link

Getting My Seeds Started, Right

This year will go down in history as the year I not only started seeds on time, organized all seeds by category (direct sow, indoor starts, and never-going-to-grow-it-so-trade-it-already), AND managed to draw up some kind of "plan" beyond casual (and quickly forgetten) mental lists. I rule.
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Gayla : April 8th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Projects, Info, Seeds
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