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, 
According to the Simon & Schuster blog, I rank number 9 (for "You Grow Girl") in Simon & Schuster's list of top selling Canadian authors so far in 2007. That's only 3 places behind Canadian artist/writer/designer mega star Douglas 
Sure we're already mid-way into the growing season but it's not too late to plant seeds and it is certainly not too late to buy seeds with pretty packaging. I found these Asian seeds by Kitazawa Seed Co. at Soko Hardware 
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 
Yesterday afternoon I brought home a first harvest from the four different kinds of hardy sage (Salvia officinalis) I've got growing at the community garden. It's not much, just a handful of clippings that I pinched off to make the plants grow bushier 
We just added four new button styles to our store. What's more, you now have the option of buying any four buttons of your choosing from a selection of nine different styles.
Buy four of the same design if 
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 
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 
Can you believe this? RISK OF FROST. It is June 5!! We are well past the safe date in this region!
And as an aside, ahem, can you believe my awesomely instructive and informative graphic? Fades, arrows, highlights, and drop shadows.
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