Signs of life in the garden04.06.08

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I’ve very pleased to announce that the snow that covered my garden beds for most of the winter is now almost gone and that there are signs of life in the form of green sprouts coming up everywhere in the garden and even my lawn.

I saw our first crocus, a white one, in a sunny […]

Posted in Garden Buzz, Garden Maintenance, Green Thumb Sunday, Home and Lifestyle, Photography, Recreation, Spring Taskswith 12 COMMENTS →



Dog fur in the garden to deter pests?04.04.08

Ever since we created our garden six years ago we noticed that we occasionally have nocturnal visitors. These visitors come in the form of very large raccoons and a variety of house or stray cats!

We have a security light at the back porch and it’s regularly triggered at least once each evening and I […]

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Sunny days are back!03.12.08

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Well after all that snow and our long cold winter it’s finally sunny over here in Toronto!

It’s a nice change. It’s been so dark and gray the sun is almost like a special treat.
I was just thinking yesterday as I watched our puppy lying in the kitchen with the sun shining on her […]

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A gnawing habit02.20.08

Wordless Wednesday

I’m so afraid that this photo might foretell the future of my garden!

You see I have an almost 6 month old Lab puppy and, if you don’t know, Labs love to chew everything!
We plan on trying our best to keep our puppy out of the garden beds, but I have a feeling if I […]

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