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Greenhouse Construction Part Three
What a lovely spring we are having here on the west coast! Beautiful BC indeed; mild temperatures, even a few record-breaking HOT days, interspersed with just enough rain to keep the garden happy, we have no complaints this year. Unfortunately … Continue reading
Fritillaria Meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris, commonly called snakes head lily or (as I prefer) checkerboard lily is an exquisite spring blooming member of the family Liliaceae. A bulbous perennial native to Europe, it can be found in the wild anywhere between southern England … Continue reading
Greenhouse Construction, Part Deux
My new greenhouse project proceeds at a snail’s pace, just as I expected it would. My husband assures me that once the foundation is in it will move much more quickly, right now I’m practising patience, a virtue that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Plan, Greenhouse, Spring
Tagged BC garden blog, greenhouse, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Oh Painted Fern, Where Art Thou?
Sometimes my lackadaisical attitude to gardening and haste to ‘get things done’ backfires. Last fall I engaged in a flurry of transplantation, shifting plants from one part of the garden to another for various reasons. Some, like a couple of … Continue reading
Your guide to spring plant sales | Vancouver Sun
See on Scoop.it – Common Sense Gardening Dozens of gardens clubs all over B.C. are busy at the moment preparing for their annual plant sales. It’s a big deal. It’s how clubs raise money for their programs and charity activities … Continue reading
My Greenhouse Has Arrived
My beautiful new greenhouse has arrived, delivered by a very personable Russ Davis, agent for BC Greenhouse Builders. I’m sure that Russ enjoys his job, delivering and building (yep, he does that too) these top quality structures for people like … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse, Winter
Tagged BC garden blog, BC Greenhouse Builders, greenhouse, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Spring Chicks – Uh-oh, someone had better stop me!!
See on Scoop.it – Common Sense Gardening Or pick up at Fanny Bay location. Red Rocks and Cinnamon Queens are all sexed female. Buff Orpingtons and various mixed breeds are unsexed. Various ages. Pricing as per age of chick starti … Continue reading
Greenhouse Construction is Underway!
The first big job is done; namely, the excavation of a largish hole and a deep ditch leading to the house that will tie the greenhouse drainage into the house drainage system and carry electrical services and piped water out … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse, Winter
Tagged BC garden blog, greenhouse, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Growing Food in the Northwest Territories
See on Scoop.it – Common Sense Gardening Doug Whiteman is a subarctic potato farmer who battles permafrost year-round, lives about 140 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, and over the past seven years has gone from coaxing 300 pounds to … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Advice, Vegetables, Winter
Tagged BC garden blog, greenhouse, Vancouver Island garden blog
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Heuchera and Heucherella – With Foliage This Brilliant, Who Needs Blooms?
See on Scoop.it – Common Sense Gardening Janis Cormier‘s insight: Yet they do produce flowers as well! I have several heuchera and heucherella in my garden but I should really add a few more, because they’re bomb-proof and beautiful. The … Continue reading
Posted in My Favourite Plants, Shade Garden, Winter
Tagged BC garden blog, heuchera, Vancouver Island garden blog
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