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Miniature Ring Diorama

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Back when I wrote about the Gather, Circle Moss ring I mentioned thoughts about adding a little figurine, turning the ring into a miniature diorama on my finger. Well, what do you know, a package arrived

Gather, Circle Moss Ring

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved My pal Julie Jackson emailed me about the living jewelry created by Adorn Jewelry rightly thinking that they were perfect for gardeners. I ordered one almost immediately. The rings come with fake moss embedded

Weck: Fancy Pants Canning Jars

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Since the harvest season has got underway I've been doing quite a bit of canning. Canning in a small, claustrophobic apartment kitchen can get a little gnarly at times but I actually enjoy the process quite a

Troy-Bilt Pony Garden Tiller

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved When Troy-Bilt, makers of large lawn and garden power machines, contacted me about reviewing a product I was a little hesitant. Actually I was a lot hesitant. I said no at first and then mulled it

Eco-Me Cat Starter Kit

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved Eco-Me specializes in D.I.Y natural cleaning, bath and home products and kits. The idea is a bit unusual: rather than simply selling natural products, they provide the recipes, reusable containers and tools, and essential oils so

Matchstick Garden

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I bought this little UK product, The Matchstick Garden, while out shopping for project supplies at a bourgeoisie cooking store in my neighborhood the other day. Those fancy stores with their beautifully packaged products and their

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Community Gardening Guide

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I'm very proud to have co-produced the cover photograph for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's "Community Gardening" guide alongside my partner Davin Risk. Yep, that's my soiled hand and a bouquet of sage held up at our

Grongoling and Liljor Earrings

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I've been on the lookout for new earrings and recently treated myself to two unique and botanically inspired pairs created by a designer from Sweden who sells under the name executeme on Etsy. The arrival of

Hand Blown Glass Posy Pin

Photo by Davin Risk All Rights Reserved I picked up this teeny, tiny hand blown glass posy pin on my way back from lunch this afternoon. See how fast I am? Quick like lightening! I was apprehensive about pining a small water-filled vase to my chest

Garbage Pickin’ and Other Cheap Garden Stuff

parkdalehortsale2_2008.jpg It is a good time of year. We can very nearly say with almost sort-of, closing in on possible certainty that there will be no more snow for a good 6 or 7 months, the plant sales are in full swing, the plant-specific

Assorted and Sundry for 08/05/02

Toronto Backyard Chickens Petition - Long-term readers of the site will know I have a fixation with chickens. Keeping chickens is pretty high up on my life to-do list but there are several key issues currently blocking this life goal. 1. I don't have a

BIG Buttons!

biggardenbuttons.jpg For years I've been trying to convince Davin that a big button press would revolutionize our world. Small buttons are fun and have their purpose, but big buttons offer up a whole new world of possibilities. Big buttons remind me of special

‘Chocolate Cherry’ Sunflowers

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I've decided to take the plunge back into the world of sunflowers. Anyone gardening in public space knows that sunflowers have a time-sensitive contract out on their lives beginning the moment they bloom. Their big

Ordering Seeds the Hard Way

Photo by Gayla Trail I recently sent off seed requests via Seeds of Diversity Canada, a seed exchange organization dedicated to the preservation of heritage varieties that I joined last summer. In the face of online ordering, the ease of PayPal transactions, and

Old-School Seed Buying

johnbruceseeds_th.jpgThis turn-of-the-century seed catalogue, John A. Bruce & Co.’s Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Seeds, 1884, was perfect reading this morning as I prepare to make my final seed choices and orders for the 2008 growing season.

Seedy Saturday Haul 2008

Photo by Gayla Trail Another Seedy Saturday Toronto has come and gone and like last year I managed, with great effort, to make it around to a few booths and pick up some seeds. The event was more packed than ever this

Pressed Flowers from the Holy Land

pressedflowers.jpg I have a weakness for interesting paper items and pressed flowers so when the two come together resistance is futile. I purchased this small pressed flower card for one dollar from a loose collection at my new favourite store in the known universe,

Acquired in Vancouver

Photo by Gayla Trail I didn't buy much in Vancouver -- I'm not really a shopper but am more of a walker and picture-taker. In fact everything I acquired in Vancouver was collected within a single block. Upon arriving in the neighbourhood of

Spring T-Shirts - PREORDER

tshirts_wwnd_iheartdirt.jpg With t-shirt weather just around the corner (so "they" say) two of our popular shirts are back. We've decided to offer them as a pre-order since this system allows us to make a much, much wider selections of sizes available for a limited

Filed Under “Floral Delusion”

Photo by Gayla Trail With the hope for spring holding my winter-beaten spirit together, I've got organization on the brain. I recently purchased these extra-fancy file folders with a botanical/woodgrain design under the delusion that having pretty folders to look at everyday would inspire
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