The epic saga of sadness and destruction now dubbed Operation Garden Terrorism continues. Today I went outside to discover a patch of plants had been crushed along with two sections of the bamboo fence that we built in the early spring. 
I really need to make a sign like this for my street garden. Except mine would include an assortment of choice words and threats... all the things I want to say to the various offenders but can't because I never catch them in 
I had big plans, HUGE PLANS, to use this post to write about exciting topics that were guaranteed to delight and amuse, but then we popped over to the community garden this evening to check on the first zucchini -- which you can guess 
I just returned from my community garden plot where I harvested a ton of onions, garlic, and borage. They were all overflowing in the plot and some needed to be sacrificed for the good of the garden and future harvests. The garlic 
The Scene: The sun is about to disappear entirely and my rooftop deck is now mostly illuminated by the painfully bright and orange security light next door. I am still outside moving pots around and pinching back basil flowers. My neighbor steps 
Quite simply, the Next Big Thing is going to be veggies. Lots and lots of veggies. Heirloom tomatoes, offbeat salad greens and stuff like that. All organically grown, of course. By us. - from Toronto Star “Urban Gardeners Are Growing Local” (July 7, 
About a week or two ago all of the baby starlings that live in our eavesdrop fell out of the nest -- the nest that was built on the severed and torn parts of many of my tomato plants including the 'Zapotec Pink Pleated' 
There are roughly five mint varieties in this bouquet including clockwise from top right: Chocolate mint, Pear mint, Ginger mint, Lemon Mint (with the crazy flowers), and Mojito mint (not seen).
Mint has got to be the most abundant herb in the garden and as 
A little red and sort-of white for Canada Day courtesy of my rooftop garden. We were hoping the 'Whippersnapper' would be ripe and ready for eating by today's national holiday -- some celebrate with a two-four of beer, over-sized sparklers, and things 
Over the years, I've made a tradition of both putting together a new succulent windowbox idea every spring, and posting about it here. Since planting up this year's box a few months ago, I've been taking photos as a prelude to a write-up
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