...Because I had to post something a little more optimistic. Both of these polaroids were taken this morning on my rooftop deck. The 'Miniature White' cucumber variety is a lot less yellow then as seen in this photo as the 
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, 
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 
This is one of those ideas that is insanely simple yet effective. Grow a couple of lettuce varieties with pretty leaf shapes and bright colours. Put them together in a container that sets off their leaf colours or grow them in individual pots 
I found these gorgeous, decorative pots while getting my daily plant fix the other day at Fiesta Gardens here in Toronto. (200 Christie Ave just north of Bloor). The containers on the left are metal with an embossed design while the others 
I picked up this gorgeous and awesomely huge sage plant for a buck fifty a few days ago. Okay sure I already have more sage than I can shake a stick at but you know how it is.... It was so big and 
This is what it looked like today. There was a third ripe strawberry this morning but a certain someone (hint: rhymes with Gavin) got to it before I could take some photos.
What it looked like at planting time a few weeks 
We enjoyed our first ripe strawberry of the season this morning. Nothing beats the sweet, sweet deliciousness of an organic, homegrown strawberry. Strawberries are probably the easiest fruit to grow in containers and do very well in hanging baskets, strawberry pots, or window
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