Archive for July, 2008

Want a peek at my garden?07.27.08

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In the middle of July (July 14th to be exact) I decide to take a couple of shots of the backyard, front yard and my planted boulevard garden. Would you like to see what my garden looks like this year?
Here’s a shot of the backyard:

It’s not the best shot. We had our patio [...]



Posted in Blooming today, Garden Buzz, Green Thumb Sunday, Organic, Photography, Summer in the Garden, Torontowith 13 COMMENTS →



Hail No!07.26.08

We’re under sever Thunder storm watch here in Toronto today. I’ve heard that we might get extremely high winds and hail up to 4 cm (about two inches) in diameter!

I certainly hope we don’t get that hail as it will really damage my garden! We’ve had hail several times this summer, but luckily [...]



Posted in Home and Lifestyle, Toronto, Weather relatedwith No COMMENTS →



Turn a patio or deck into a year round sunroom07.26.08

My brother is on holidays this week and on Monday he came to visit. It was a fairly nice day - not too warm although it was humid, so we sat outside in my garden for about an hour and a half.
Since the weathers been kind of odd this year - either lots of [...]



Posted in Accessories, Decor, Great Sites, Home and Garden, Home and Lifestyle, Renovating and DIY, Shoppingwith No COMMENTS →



Rudbeckia bud about to bloom07.23.08

Wordless Wednesday

I love the way Rudbeckia (also known as Black eyed Susan) buds unfurl as they prepare to bloom. They look like some kind of alien creature about to be born don’t they?



Posted in Blooming today, Photography, Recreation, Wordless Wednesdaywith 3 COMMENTS →



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