A favourite daycation is to head north and visit The Unconventional Moose. This is a wonderful store to explore on Hwy 7 between Madoc and Tweed, less than a half hour drive from our house. The owners describe it as … Continued
The bluejays are year round visitors to our garden feeders. They mainly feed on nuts and seeds. They love mailbox feeder which we fill will peanuts. These birds certainly let you know when they are arriving in the garden.
I love to plant in containers other than flower pots. Repurpose those chipped or cracked teacups into little planters.The ladder planter has a collection of old teacups, teapots, tea kettles, bowls and dishes that I plant in. Most are … Continued
A picture can be worth a thousand words. These are crafts from my years as a Girl Guide leader. They were used for camp swaps and hat crafts. Most of them are easy to figure out just by looking at … Continued
Last Fall we started work on the sign post garden. There was an old spruce tree here that was slowly dying off. All the branches were cut off and the trunk was left. A birdhouse was added to the top … Continued
Zucchini, or as the British call them – courgettes, is a summer squash. This is actually a fruit but we treat it as a vegetable. These plants originate in Italy but are grown across many part of the globe. The seed … Continued
The honeysuckle shrub is laden with red berries. It’s is the beginning of July and it is time to check in with the tree following at Lucy’s blog.
Yucca or Adam’s Needle is a gorgeous, tall perennial, ornamental plant for the garden. It is classified as an evergreen shrub that doesn’t shed its needles and it doesn’t have a trunk. It likes dry and sandy soil conditions. A … Continued
What do you do with those old teapots that might drip too much when you pour the tea or have a crack in them? Don’t you dare throw them away. Create your own teapot totem. You just need a … Continued