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This lovely little candle holder was given to me by a little friend last December. I’ve been planning to write about it ever since. This candle is holder is a great weekend gardening project you can do with your kids. You will need: craft glue an assortment of seeds, beans, dried corn, etc. an old muffin...
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Earlier this spring I took the plunge and joined an organization called Seeds of Diversity. Seeds of Diversity is Canada’s answer to the growing need for preservation of heritage varieties of annual and perennial flower and vegetable seeds. According to the Seeds of Diversity website, Seeds of Diversity is a Canadian charitable organization...
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Today my husband Graham and I (well, mostly Graham) installed our rain barrels, which we purchased at a local shop called Envirosponsible. Graham went to the hardware store and bought four concrete blocks to sit the barrels on top of. They would be fine on the ground, but raising them up a bit...
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At the back of our yard against the fence, six old apple crates are stacked up like shelves. My mom has owned about twenty of these crates for ten years or so. Well, she probably doesn’t have that many anymore, but I think she might have ten or twelve. A farmer...
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Back on May 4th, I wrote about moving my clematis from a full-sun bed in the middle of my yard to the side of the house near my potting up and work area. I thought you might like to see how it’s doing now.
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