Wildlife

While clipping back last year’s mint explosion I discovered this little hole…what do you think lives there? A mouse? There is a lot of bird seed on the ground nearby. I’m guessing a mouse has made its home near the warm foundation of our house, with the bird seed buffet nearby. Join Gardeners,...
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It’s tough to write about gardening during a Canadian winter.  Most of the time I feel like my posts about snow and rabbits and Ontario back yard wildlife will be achingly dull.  Then I remember that some of you don’t live in this climate and may even find visions of snow drifts fascinating.  At...
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Yesterday afternoon I was outside taking clothes down from the clothesline when Graham came home from work. He came back to say hello and have a hug and as we walked back up to the house, he noticed that a critter had gotten into the bag of birdseed I had left on the...
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See all these lovely, hopeful bok choy sprouts? They’re so pretty. I admired them. I watered them. I dreamed of bok choy, stir fried into our favourite Thai curry dish. They are now gone. Just “pfft” and they have disappeared. From a pot on my deck. ...
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Oh, are you getting rained on? Don’t even think about looking for shelter from the rain in that greenhouse…yes, that IS a rabbit trap there in the shot near the barbeque.
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