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Peas for breakfast

Posted on July 11, 2011 by bloomingreverend

I have really enjoyed the sugar snap peas this spring. I have never really grown them before (OK, I have never grown them successfully) and was so pleased to find that we had a crop of big, fat peas with crisp, edible … Continue reading →

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Watch out for flying snails

Posted on July 9, 2011 by bloomingreverend

When my oldest son was about ten years old, he liked playing with medeival toy figures. This was nourished by a trip to Scotland which included many castle visits, and the medieval history unit that year at school.  He was quite taken with models … Continue reading →

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Epic battle: the vine vs. the lilac

Posted on June 30, 2011 by bloomingreverend

For several years I tried to kill the huge green vine at the side of the house. I hacked at it every spring as it sprang to life with its long, green tentacles, cutting branch after branch with an enthusiasm usually reserved for quackgrass in the vegetable … Continue reading →

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Everyone needs a watering can

Posted on June 24, 2011 by bloomingreverend

Last week, the gardens got very dry. It seems to be the one down side to my raised beds out front: they drain very quickly. Since I now have three rain barrels, however, I managed to water them every few days by … Continue reading →

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Meeting celebrities

Posted on June 24, 2011 by bloomingreverend

At Canada Blooms, I was delighted to meet Alexander Reford of Reford Gardens in Quebec. I couldn’t believe my luck, not only getting to say hello but having a few moments of his time to hear about what he does and … Continue reading →

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Dinner in the dark

Posted on June 9, 2011 by bloomingreverend

It is an exciting thing to be in a new city and looking for somewhere to have dinner. And what a place we found! I made a reservation at O.Noir for Friday evening at 8:30. We dressed for supper having no idea … Continue reading →

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Forget me not

Posted on June 4, 2011 by bloomingreverend

Forget-me-nots are a funny flower. Gardeners are always trying to add blue to their gardens (I am not sure why, I just know that there are a ton of magazine articles about it, and in May the entire Horticultural Society … Continue reading →

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Diddley dee potatoes

Posted on May 27, 2011 by bloomingreverend

Yesterday I did something I have never done before: I planted potatoes. Three different varieties, including “Russian Blue”, which really are blue (although I am told the colour fades when you cook them. I will let you know when I find out … Continue reading →

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Winter dreams

Posted on May 25, 2011 by bloomingreverend

Sometimes in the winter months as I close my eyes at night, I relax by doing some imaginary gardening. I picture my yard, lush and green. I dream of the new ways I will plant vegetables in the spring and how I will renovate … Continue reading →

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A walk around the block

Posted on May 19, 2011 by bloomingreverend

I have not heard anything from the Town of Oakville regarding the complaint made about my new vegetable beds on the front lawn. I do know from looking at our town bylaws, however, that the problem is not the plants–those are allowed. … Continue reading →

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