garden journal 2013 – craftygardener.ca

6 Nov 2013

Sleep Tight, See You in the Spring

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The gardens have all been put to bed as the saying goes. The plants have been trimmed down, there are bare patches, some leaves are covering up dirt, the winter greenery pots are filled and now we wait till spring. … Continued

24 Oct 2013

Love Me Tender

Are you in love with some tender perennials? … the cannas, the callas, the Peruvian daffodils, the gladioli, the dahlias, the four o’clocks … When the frost arrives in my part of Canada it is time to dig those roots … Continued

3 Oct 2013

October Blooms

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Wow, the end of September and the start of October have been absolutely gorgeous. Afternoon temperatures have been between 20 and 25 Celsius. Overnights have been cooler and some mornings have been foggy but we couldn’t ask for a better … Continued

19 Sep 2013

Heading into Fall with the Fence Garden

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Here we are heading into Fall. We have been spending time getting the gardens ready for winter by trimming, moving, adjusting and more. It is also time to compare the fence garden from last year and this year. We continue … Continued

6 Sep 2013

The Gathering is Beginning

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September arrived with some cooler weather and some thunderstorms and heavy rain. You can feel the Fall weather heading our way. It is that time of year when I start to leave some blooms on the plants and let them … Continued

28 Aug 2013

August is Ending

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Wow August is just about over and that means about 3 more weeks of summer till the season changes. Many blooms are fading now and will be trimmed down in the next week or so. But there are sill some … Continued

22 Aug 2013

Focus on the Fence

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It is time to compare the fence garden from 2012 to 2013. This image was taken a bit later in the month last year but is still good for comparison. It was dry last year, as you can tell by … Continued

16 Aug 2013

Garden Update Mid August

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I’ve missed a couple of weeks of garden updates while our family was visiting. But for the past couple of days the weather has been wonderful for working outside and I’ve been trimming, deadheading and planning what to move and … Continued

4 Aug 2013

The Windmill Garden in August

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I’m rather later with my weekly garden review this week. We have family visiting from British Columbia so my days are spent enjoying 2 little grandchildren and their parents. I don’t have lots of photos to share of the garden … Continued

25 Jul 2013

Goodbye July

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July is coming to an end. What a month it has been … heat, humidity, thunder, brief downpours, but no steady rain. Last Friday night we had terrific thunder and wind storms. Thankfully that took away the awful humidity and … Continued

18 Jul 2013

Seeking Shade

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Mid July … the heat and humidity continues … and the gardens are looking wonderful despite the extreme heat. Thank goodness for heat tolerant and drought resistant plants. I haven’t been doing much outside, except watering the veggies and the … Continued

11 Jul 2013

Gardens in July

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The second week of July is coming to an end. This has been a hot and humid week with bursts of rain and oppressive humidity. I’ve never seen so many hosta flower stalks as this year. Several are going to … Continued