Gayla's Plant Journal
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Country & Rural Garden News (13)Newspapers (6)Other Gardening News (A-J) (29)Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)Urban Gardening on a high traffic street and a roof top. Where have I been in the last few months? Well I can tell you where I haven't been and that's in the garden. 2003 has marked my busiest/laziest year of gardening. It started with a...... The tomatoes are coming en masse. Last Thursday at the Farmer's Market several sellers featured heirloom tomatoes. Of course I couldn't resist and bought a ton. I thought it was a good chance for...... Big excitment! I finally got to see carnivorous plants growing in the wild!! It was the closest thing to a religious experience I'll ever have. I'm still high from the thrill of it! Pitcher Plant...... The other evening I went over to Sandy's place to take a look at her deck. What a gorgeous job she has done! I was most impressed by her GIANT papyrus! She gave me...... Again too much time has passed since I've updated here and I can't possibly get into everything that has happened. First the most exciting thing... Thursday was my birthday. I turned thirty. That night we... This entry has been a long time coming. I neglected my community plot for a week and when I got to it last Saturday it had grown so much I was in shock. I...... As promised, more photos from the Montreal Botanical Gardens. Patch of Horsetail (Equisetum) -- Japanese Garden Irises -- Chinese Garden Chinese Garden...... Pink Yarrow Yikes. Summertime, and the gardening is busy but fun. However, one week without updating here and I'm beyond catching up. So much has happened. Most of the veggies are producing flowers. Some... Water Lettuce I'm back from my trip to Montreal. Where to begin? On our first day we went to the Jardin Botanique. We started in the Greenhouse and worked our way around the grounds...... The Tomatillo on the Deck is Flowering I'm off to Montreal for the rest of the week. I've already got big plans for the Jardin Botanique de Montreal....... Last week Davin and I built the raised bed frame and installed it. By the time we got around to it, it was late in the evening so we didn't have much time for anything...... Sunday I attended the Herb Fair at Harbourfront. Here's what I got: Lemon Verbena -- Finally! Not an easy herb to find in the city, probably because it's a tender perennial not meant for...... Bleeding Heart Well, it's the time of year when the plants develop at a lightening pace and something new happens in the garden just about every other minute. This year I have three gardens...... Another manic gardening weekend is behind me. Monday was a holiday so I had three solid days of frenzied gardening activity. I'm tired. Saturday afternoon was cold and blah but we headed over to the..... Parkdale Plant Sale and New Fence Yesterday was a very plant-filled day. In the morning I got up and walked over to the Parkdale Horticultural Society's Annual Plant Sale. Food Share was also having a sale that morning but I......
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