Monthly Archives: July 2015

A nice shot of the “Caesar’s Brother” siberian iris, rather than a shot of all my bandages… But I’m healing nicely… On my Saturday ride to work, I decided to wave at a friend while navigating an incline. Balance has … Continue reading →

This, my second year with full sun planters…and I still don’t have it quite right. The placement is good, but the plants are not WOW. The grasses were a bit disappointing; it was a new variety, and I’ll go back … Continue reading →

I used to think that I loved autumn most of all. Crisp, cool and breezy. Today, with the humidity, the temperature is 40°C. Not easy to be outside. Plus, it’s wet from the rain last night. Not likely that I’ll … Continue reading →

I’ve never grown lupins before, but always wanted to after seeing fields of them in Iceland. Definitely a year for gardening “firsts”!

Foraged? The vacant lot two “doors” down from us was sold to a developer. But many, many, many years ago, some lovely soul planted two sour cherry bushes at (what was then) the back of the lot. Last week, at … Continue reading →

Winnipegers joke that there are two seasons; winter and construction. This summer, I have been so very frustrated with construction season, as every viable route that I use to go to work has some sort of road work happening on … Continue reading →

There he went, the very next day, and I’ve had a few more follow. Gorgeous blooms; I’m so happy I took “Sammy Russell” home from work with me! Yesterday, a few of us from work went on a garden tour, … Continue reading →