Flowers and Weeds

Please visit me in my garden, among the flowers and weeds, as I carve out a little patch of heaven in this rainy Pacific Northwest. I hope to share with you some of the joys, the triumphs, the techniques I learn along the way, and maybe some favourite garden recipes and art projects, too.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Non-aquatic Plant Experiment in Aquarium

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Lots has been happening lately in my little gardening world. I attended the Van Dusen Plant Sale last weekend, and picked up some treasures....
Saturday, April 25, 2009

What is a Weed? Tough Love Day in the Garden

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One of the questions which newbie gardeners frequently ask is "Is this a weed?" It was very enlightening to me when I realized tha...
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Weeding and Clearing by the Wheelbarrow Full

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I have come to realize that I am most happy in my garden, not when I am strolling through, or planting, or cutting flowers, or even stopping...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Crocosmia Cleanup

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Today was a perfect gardening day, mostly sunny, calm, and with 90% probability of precipitation tomorrow. Ideal weather for transplanting a...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Signs of Spring

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I managed to get outside for 1 hour after dinner last night, to do more cleanup in the garden, before it got too dark. There are plenty of s...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

He is Not Here; He Has Risen

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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the st...
Thursday, April 09, 2009

By His Stripes We Are Healed

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He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. Isaiah 53:5 ( Contemporary English Ve...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Early Spring at Shadbolt Centre

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Today our family took advantage of the good weather, and strolled the picturesque grounds around the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby BC. The trai...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Spring is Finally Starting to Spring

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I think Spring has finally Sprung. Or at least that's what my allergies are telling me. ;-) Actually, this year, due to the unusually co...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Little Carnivores For My Little Sprouts

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Since I'm not yet snapping many photos of my garden, which is just barely emerging after all the snow we've had this winter, I wante...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Stopping to Smell the Roses (or Look for Signs of Spring)

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Do you remember the story of that fisherman who was already enjoying the "Good Life"? Well, most of the time I am too buried in m...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Spring Cleanup - and More Snow!

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Sunday afternoon was wonderful, calm and mostly blue skies. So I went outside to do some Spring garden cleanup. First, I did one hour of cle...
Monday, February 23, 2009

How Much is Enough?

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A rich man was asked "How much money is enough?" to which he replied "Just a little more". A wonderful story about life ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Manga Kids Portrait

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I am exhausted, but in a good way. I decided it is finally going to be Spring, since the snow is ALMOST gone from the ground, and there is s...
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