Category Archives: Garden 2011

The Garden Shed Has Landed

One misty, foggy evening last spring, Cory and I were driving home and I was struck with inspiration. The perfect idea for a garden shed in our tiny yard. I didn’t want anything too big, or anything utilitarian looking. Wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Feeling Like Fall

We had a sunny weekend but that fall feeling is in the air. And I’m still waiting for tomatoes. The plants in the deck planter are not looking so good and the tomatoes are still mostly green. I thought the … Continue reading

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Watching and Waiting

Slowly but surely, tomatoes are ripening. Picked my first Ailsa Craig today. I also picked from the tomato plant I bought at Superstore garden center. Other than that, it’s still cherry tomatoes and a couple of grape tomatoes. They’re coming … Continue reading

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Potatoes, Onions & Garlic Scapes

This week was a bit of a blur, as most work weeks are. My impression though, is that our weather was a bit of a mixed bag. Some damp, dreary weather but also some sun. Thursday was definitely sunny and … Continue reading

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Third Week of August

Not much going on in the garden this week. We had a little sun, also some rain and this weekend was mostly foggy and overcast. I picked – and ate – a few more handfuls of cherry tomatoes. Lots of … Continue reading

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Three Days of Summer

Finally, after almost 2 weeks of rain, we got some sun. And even had time to enjoy it. 🙂 It was actually sunny last Saturday, but we had to take Frank to the vet in the morning, then we went … Continue reading

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New Brunswick Day 2011

Happy August 1st! I just had a look at my post from NB Day Weekend 2010 and things are so far behind this year! This time last year we started putting our wood in the garage – we don’t even … Continue reading

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Last Week of July

We returned home from our weekend in Nova Scotia on Sunday, with a week of vacation still ahead of us. Ah, vacation. Looking forward to a sleep in our air conditioned bedroom, we pulled into the driveway to see that … Continue reading

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And A Week Later…

One thing about this summer, I haven’t had to water the garden. That’s looking on the bright side, right? This week has actually been pretty nice. We have had some rain showers, but no full on rainy days. The showers … Continue reading

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Tomato Disaster 2011

I hung my tomato planters on the same plant hangers that I had strawberry plants on last year. From the beginning I  was concerned that they might not be up to the job. Every day, as we arrive home from … Continue reading

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