“Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw.” – Henry David Thoreau Here is…
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The creature at your feet dismissed as a bug or a weed is a creation in itself. It has a name, a million-year history,…
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In the spring of 2014 we took a second trip to Joshua Tree, California. We had gone on a much larger desert road trip…
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Some would say there is too much going on here. That it lacks cohesiveness. But when I pass by this now empty stretch of…
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“Welcome back, friends.” Lately, these words keep popping up in my mind as I slowly walk the garden looking for signs of growth and…
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Small, but meaningful shifts are taking place in the garden. Over the weekend (April 13), I made my first, small leafy greens harvest of…
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On this day, June 26, 2015, I climbed a tree. I was out in the neighbourhood with friends, foraging cherries from a favourite spot…
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It’s been hot here and difficult to get into the garden during the daytime, so in the interim, I’ve been repotting, refreshing, and propagating…
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Several creatures dropped into my bowl as I was harvesting black currants last night. First a jumping spider. Then, soon after, this bumble bee.…
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I spotted this gorgeous, burgundy and olive-leaved bromeliad, Neoregelia ‘Fireball’* is my best guess since there was no tag, while walking out of a…