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Love to Hate: Cosmos

cosmos_polaroid_sm.jpg Let's all agree right now to stop pretending to hate cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) and (Cosmos sulphureus). Let's agree to stop telling ourselves we are too good for it. Or that it's too easy. Let's agree to admit right here, right now

Now with Moving Pictures

I know. I don't post anything for ages and then I give you this. I received a simple little pocket-sized point-and-shoot digital camera for my birthday and have been excitedly testing out the video feature. The following are two short videos from day one with

‘Miniature White’ Cucumber & Pink Zinnias

july20_07.jpg ...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

Lemon Mint: Neither Lemony or Minty Yet Still Pretty Darn Good

Monarda citriodora Speaking of mint, check out the unique and gorgeous flowers on the 'Lemon Mint' plant. I purchased this particular variety as an impulse buy in early spring when herbs were 3 or 4 for $10 and I couldn't steer my

Before and After - Strawberry Canister

strawberry_cannister.jpg 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

First Strawberry of the Season

pinklipstick.jpg 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

Cheap n’ Easy Container Idea - Chive Basin

chivecontainer1.jpg If you're looking for a hardy herb that will produce a harvest all season-long, and can withstand just about anything you can throw at it then look no further than chives. I've been growing this wash basin of chives for so many years

Cheap n’ Easy Container Idea - Strawberries and Violas

canister.jpg What to do with a lone strawberry plant leftover from another soon-to-be-revealed project, a small flat of red violas ($3.50 for 16 plants!), and an old coffee canister that was thrifted as part of a 70s era fake woodgrain 4 part kitchen canister set?

Spring Blooms II

Now that we've moved into the next phase of spring -- a stable phase when the threat of a random snowfall is safely behind us and temperatures are more consistently predictable -- a new crop of blooms have begun to emerge. I've been happily carrying at least

Spring Blooms

I took a few photos of the flowers currently in bloom while out walking the other day. Those of you in warmer climates can feel superior or at least laugh at how behind we are here in Southern Ontario. At least I can stop sending psychic S.O.S
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