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| 171 days ago |
My mallow and another white flower... - 25 replies Here is the mallow I have. There will be thousands of seeds in the fall so please send me a personal message if you want some seeds. And here is another stunning white flower…any guess what it is “wink”. |
| 174 days ago |
Spiderwort (Tradescantia) in bloom - 6 replies
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| 187 days ago |
Not Gardening but something good for the garden - Capelin! - 8 replies Many old-time farmers in Newfoundland still spread capelin on their grounds to add fertilizer to the soil. Every year when the capelin roll ashore they beach themselves and many die in the process. This is a great time to collect some free fertilizer or compost amendments…Capelin and Kelp. It was a beautiful day yesterday on Middle Co... |
| 187 days ago |
Iris have bloomed - 7 replies Last year I was walking down the road where I pick chanterelles and on the walk back I noticed a pile of soil and weeds dumped off on the side of the road. There was a clump of Iris roots amongst the weeds. I wondered if maybe it was just local wild ones but the leaves remaining looked wider than the wild variety. It was late June and... |
| 190 days ago |
Lost one of my girls last night - 11 replies A little pic and description are at the bottom of this page…I know some may think “It’s only a chicken” but they are all very special to me. Dolly |
| 194 days ago |
Capital City of Newfoundland - 9 replies I thought I would share this with you. This was taken yesterday about 15 minutes from where I live. Overlooking the Capital City – St. John's. |
| 217 days ago |
A Guide to Understanding Online Chat Acronyms & Smiley Faces - 14 replies I noticed that Mike mentioned he did not know what some of the abbreviations are…Here is a link to a guide in case you need some help… Guide |
| 218 days ago |
Oh my...You know you are are gardener when... - 27 replies If any of you are familiar with Facebook you will know that you can see little headlines your friends type about what they are doing right now….Well one of my friends who does not live far from me had wrote…”I’m diggin’ my new pink blackberry”...My immediate reaction was excitement on the thoughts of pink blac... |
| 228 days ago |
Our Garden Helper - 7 replies Here is a little project my DH posted on LJ. It is based on a design for a chicken tractor but it helps our little old garden gnome get around a little better, keeps her safe and still allows her enjoy time in the garden with us. A leash does not work well for a blind dog as she would end up getting tangled so the tractor was our solution. ... |
| 233 days ago |
Been in the Garden - 3 replies I have a few recipes to post and soon I have to show you all what we have been up to, but on this island of rain drizzle and fog, I had to take advantage of the few sunny days to get a sunburn and slave in the garden, and slave drive DH :) so I have not had much time to post. On the back of our property is about 1/8 acre of shrubby spruce and... |
| 255 days ago |
Improv garden story - 13 replies I did this on another forum (different topic) and it was very fun. I figured all you creative writers/gardeners here would enjoy this game. We all get together a make a garden story… maybe if it turns out well enough a few people could illustrate and we could put it together as a book – Who knows!...Keep it clean, silly, interest... |
| 258 days ago |
Seeds have sprouted - Tomato advise. - 11 replies woohoo! I have my seed rack in the loft of our garage (uninsulated garage) and I thought I almost lost them as the temps went down to -6. So I wrapped the rack in an emergency blanket and bought a small heater fan and we are off…Little sprouts everywhere. Thanks again Mike for the perennial broccoli seed. They sprouted in 2 days. ... |
| 262 days ago |
New legislation to weed out lawn and garden pesticides - 22 replies NEWS RELEASEGood news from Ontario on Earth Day New legislation to weed out lawn and garden pesticides will protect environment and health For Immediate Release April 22, 2008 OTTAWA – Measures announced today in Ontario will raise the bar on provincial pesticide poli... |
| 264 days ago |
Shade Tolerant Anuals - 9 replies I am not a fan of anuals, unless they are food plants. I have two big terracotta planters on a North-west facing deck so I decided to give them some color this year by planting them with some anuals…Any recomendations of shade tolerant anuals? |
| 277 days ago |
Some of my sketches - 14 replies Just thought I would share some of my sketches with you. On my website |
| 279 days ago |
Outgrowing seed box - 11 replies I just recieved a fantastic large package of seeds from someone that was moving and clearing out their loot…Everything from heirloom peppers, squash, several melons including moons & stars watermelon, herbs and even shrubs & trees. Whenever I buy or trade seeds I fill one small 1 1/2” baggie for myself and one for a “... |
| 284 days ago |
Owl Cam - 3 replies Live owl cam…addictive. This is sweet. OWL CAM |
| 288 days ago |
Funny - 6 replies |
| 336 days ago |
CONGRATS MsD! - 6 replies Congradulations on winning the Garden of lights :D But…um…”can I have it” LOL Good job! |
| 337 days ago |
Paw Paw's Please :) - 21 replies For two years now I have been dying to have some Northern Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) trees. I have been sent seeds but have had no luck it getting them to germinate which is odd because I have germinated many difficult seeds. I am desperately seeking some seedlings or a canadian supplier of full-grown Pawpaw. Anyone know where I can get som... |
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