Pets and gardening go hand in hand09.28.11

I’ve often wondered how many gardeners own pets? It just seems that a love of nature and a love of pets goes hand in hand. Of course … pets can be pests in the garden if you’re not careful! We’re lucky in this regard – our Labrador Retriever, Midnight, has always been fairly good in [...]

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Posted in Home and Lifestyle, Items to Try, Pets and Wildlife, Torontowith 4 COMMENTS →



Just about time to put the garden to bed for the winter11.01.09

Join It’s hard to believe but November is here. It’s starting to get colder and the leaves are falling off the trees and my garden plants. It’s time to start putting the garden to bed for the winter. As far as gardening goes I dislike this time of year the most. Yes I still have [...]

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Posted in Autumn Tasks, Garden Buzz, Garden Maintenance, Green Thumb Sunday, In The Garden, Photographywith 6 COMMENTS →



Making a Raised-Bed Garden05.30.08

Back in 2002 when we landscaped our yard and started our garden we decided to create a raised bed garden. We decided on raised bed gardening for a number of reason. The main reason being the soil in our yard seemed to be composed of mostly sand and clay. It was dry and difficult to [...]

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Posted in Garden Maintenance, Garden Tips, In The Garden, Landscapingwith 12 COMMENTS →




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    Tricia has been creating websites since 1995 and blogging since 2006. She writes on a variety of topics on several sites and has had articles published in a few popular magazines. She's also a Nurse, avid gardener, photographer and pet lover.