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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Chinodoxa or Glory of the Snow04.19.08

It’s been a beautiful week here in Toronto. The plants in my garden have shown their appreciation of the warm weather by growing and growing and growing some more! The Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow, is blooming. One day the plants were just short little green leaves, the next a few tiny buds had appears [...]



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I’m looking forward to the first greens of spring03.16.08

Join In honour of both St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) and Spring (March 20th) falling on the same week I thought it was appropriate that I post some photos of the type of greenery and flower buds that I hope to begin seeing sometime in the next two to three weeks. Our gardens are still [...]



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