The wheels are in motion for my newest garden bed. This stroke of brilliance came to me a week or so ago. Here is Ninja, surveying the site of the new garden bed. I marked out my desired shape with some rope, then sprayed the lawn and cut around the outline with my spade. Now, … More New Garden Bed
Yesterday afternoon I had my last volunteer shift at Ellerslie. This was good timing, as I got to witness the end of show plant sales. I had heard rumours about this event but nobody seemed to know exactly how it worked. Here are a few words to describe the scene: crazy, madness, competitive, stake-outs, adrenaline. … More Ellerslie Flower Show Round 2
Thinking of Ellerslie, I was blessed to have Anne and Martin as my volunteer buddies for the first shift. They are lovely, fun people, both Presbyterian ministers, and they shared with me their tasty tomato soup recipe. Good move. The Husband made a batch of tomato soup tonight with our Amish Paste tomatoes and it was … More Tomato Soup
I have the privilege of volunteering at Ellerslie this year. This means I get to combine two of my favourite things – plants and helping. There are less display gardens than usual this year, but a few of them were quite inspiring. I had already chosen my favourite garden during the sneak peak we got … More Ellerslie Flower Show 2013
Wild Hope Homestead 