Lovingly grown, fresh, natural flowers from my urban Ottawa garden
This update is taken from my recent newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter here and be the first to hear my news, sales, garden tips and exclusive newsletter subscriber offers. A good way to start the year is to invest in yourself and your own education. I treated myself to an online course… Continue reading JANUARY 2024 Update
That's it for 2023! The year is nearly finished and we have come full circle through the seasons and we are back at the start...just like a wreath. Thank you for your support this year! From my early season seedling sale, summer markets in Somerset Square and Fall markets at 613Flea, I have enjoyed meeting,… Continue reading HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023
613Flea Saturday November 18th I am excited to share that I got a last minute spot at the next 613Flea! WHEN : Saturday November 18th WHERE : Aberdeen Pavillion, Lansdowne, TIME : 10 - 4 Nearly 150 artisans and vendors will be participating in the giant Market at Lansdowne Park on Saturday, November 18. You’ll find antiques, vintage… Continue reading UPCOMING MARKETS IN NOVEMBER
I hope you had a good long weekend and enjoyed Thanksgiving! We certainly have lots to be thankful for. I'm not sure how it can be October already though and gardening season will be ending soon. Here's the last of the garden flowers for Thanksgiving Find Me and My Dried Flowers at 613flea on Saturday… Continue reading IT IS OCTOBER AND WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO?
Often at this time of the year the garden is looking good and I can start to sit back, relax and just enjoy. This year has been more of a challenge and every time I feel like I've caught up there is suddenly something else that needs doing. There have been extra jobs due to… Continue reading COMING TO THE END OF JULY
It has been hard to keep up with doing everything since my seedling sale, but most things are in the ground now. As I write this we are getting a little rain shower and I'm so grateful. This will be a quick blog post on what's blooming now and where you can find my flowers… Continue reading It’s June and There Are Flowers!
One minute there is snow on the ground and the next minute we are half way through May and mowing the grass and picking flowers! And oh! How I love the sunshine and blue skies. Apple Blossom and Blue Skies Seedling Sale is Saturday May 20th 9 - 1 Next weekend is my seedling sale… Continue reading May is Hotting up Fast and My Seedling Sale is Next Weekend
We seem to have been waiting for ever for the snow to melt and winter to end here in Ottawa. Then Mother Nature threw in an ice storm. Less than one week later and we have skipped Spring and gone straight to Summer weather with temperatures forecast over 20C later in the week. It is… Continue reading APRIL UPDATE
Leaving the UK at the end of February, after a couple of days in London exploring the wonderful Kew Gardens and the Garden Museum, I arrived back in Ottawa just in time for the next big snowfall! So no sign of grass here for a while yet, but the days are not as cold and… Continue reading MARCH MUSINGS…and more
I have been lucky to spend all of February visiting family in the UK. I escaped Ottawa just before the bone chilling temperatures of -37c hit and arrived here in a balmy 10c. Everyday I have been enjoying the green grass, winter flowering shrubs and winter flowers. Even in winter there is so much to… Continue reading February 2023 Update
Rosalind's Garden Blooms 