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IT IS OCTOBER AND WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO?

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?

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APRIL UPDATE

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

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MARCH MUSINGS…and more

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

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SEEDLING SALE, EVENTS and MORE

We are fast approaching the May long weekend when it is traditional to start planting up our gardens. The weather this May has been challenging, with days of record breaking heat that forced the tulips and blossom to burst open and then heavy rain that flattened everything. Many of my seedlings have been delayed by… Continue reading SEEDLING SALE, EVENTS and MORE