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Continue reading →: Notes From The Potting Shed – Week #5 (January 26th – February 1st)What to do in January for your spring and summer garden.
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #68 (Hedgerows, Herbs, & Keto Bread)Hedgerow ideas, mulched gardens, safe bird feeding ideas, keto bread, tacky antiques that are coming back in style…. a fun Sunday read for you again, this week.
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #67 (Still Organizing & Changes Afoot)So, here we are, almost 3 weeks into the new year. How are you making out? We have had a very mild couple of weeks, which really helps the month move along faster. I am antsy for spring, longer days, and heat. I am two weeks into the Metabolism Recode,…
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Continue reading →: Canadian Seed Companies 202621 of my favourite, fantastic Canadian seed companies.
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Continue reading →: 2025 Year End Flower Seed Report CardA report card about how the annual flowers grew in the 2025 garden. All the seeds are from Canadian seed sources. The stuffers were purchased at a local greenhouse. It was a great garden year for the flowers, even though we had a tonne of rain!
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #65 (Garden planning & Design)This week has a lot of garden design tips for you as you start to plan your summer garden season. Garlicy cheese bread recipe, too, and the year of cabbage. Huh.
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Continue reading →: Year End 2025 Vegetable Seed Report CardA report card about how the seeds fared in the 2025 garden. All Canadian seed sources. Great garden even though we had a tonne of rain!
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #64 (New Year’s Resolutions & More)Almost into 2026! Are you making resolutions? Ready for gardening? Me, too!
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Continue reading →: Sunday Ramblings #63 (Merry Christmas & Happy Solstice) Tips & IdeasJust 3 sleeps till Christmas Eve. How are you making out? Are you all finished your shopping? Baking? Wrapping? Decorating? All the things? I’m pretty excited as my son and dil are coming for the holidays. Though we chat weekly, I can hardly wait to have them here in person.…
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