I have some garden ideas brewing in my head for this year. Of course January has already brought us snow, wind and freezing rains, but that hasn’t stopped me from plotting and window shopping online. We have a few things … Continue reading
Home Depot Heaven
Home depot is SUCH a bad place *lol* I got some stuff while I was there today. A couple 180 degree peepholes for the front and back doors. Potting soil, some pretty flower pots, a couple more house plants that … Continue reading
Surprising Tomato plants..
Some shots of the progress of the random Tomato seeds. I had spread them haphazardly around the planter box I had built as I assumed I was past season… Just an experiment to see how they would do down in … Continue reading
Back Yard Poultry
Curious, what are the poultry laws for Colwood, BC? Does any one local know about backyard poultry? More specifically, does any one know if having chickens in your back yard in Colwood BC is allowed? Or know of any sites … Continue reading
Moving the Patio Swing
It’s been super lovely out today, so I have been taking advantage of that fact. A bunch of yard work later and I was inspired. So I took the patio swing off the patio (dismantled and put it back together) … Continue reading
Purple Sensation Allium (photos)
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I am quite pleased. The Allium bulbs I had planted in the fall actually did well this year.
Let the sunshine in
I spent all of yesterday in the yard. The sun was out and it was finally a nice warm day. I got the lawns mowed and a bit of weeding done. Oh, our nearby neighbour, Ida, stopped by to chat … Continue reading
Tree’s get a trim
Our trees got a bit of a makeover this year to help bring in the sunshine to the front yard. They’re here! After the initial introductions, and a walk through to show them the area’s I was interested in have … Continue reading
Planting Shrubs and Perennials
Getting some plants for the front area when ever I can. The recent finds were … several Velvet Boxwood and a Heather (after a lovely chat with a nice woman I have decided I want to get a few more … Continue reading
Daffy’s Are Blooming
Well, Double Narcissus, but lets just call ‘em Daffy’s. =) The flower beds are filling in nicely. I may need to spot plant some more bulbs this fall just to fill it in a bit more next year. But so … Continue reading
