The Latest Blog Posts
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Ultimate Guide to Planting Garlic Successfully
Updated October 2025. If you are fairly new to growing garlic, or maybe a seasoned grower looking for some tips on how to get bigger bulbs at harvest, these 5 easy steps will make it…
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Clean Out The Garden Quickles (Quick Pickled Vegetables
Ever since I tried this Wedge Salad with avocados and quick pickled onions from Smitten Kitchen, I have been hooked on making quickles from all sorts of vegetables. It is a great way to use…
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The Crunchiest Fridge Dill Pickles You Have Ever Tasted!
We had the family over for dinner on the long weekend, just a casual dinner and get together. Our wee grandies found these pickles that I had just made earlier in the week and ate…
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Green Tomato Chow Chow
We started making this fantastic ‘green tomato relish’ many, many years ago. It has since became a household staple here at home, and with my kids, as well. It is made from our own garden…
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Autumn In The Potager – October Chores
Fall has come to the garden. Everything was green a can be, till we had one frosty night (no damage to the gardens, thankfully). Shortly after that, the trees, shrubs, and perennials slowly began turning…
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Raspberry Sourdough Crumble Bars Recipe
Raspberries are my most favourite berries, with blueberries coming in as a very close second. Jammed, fresh eating, or baked into desserts, raspberries are my number one. We do not have a large patch yet……
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #1 (Welcome To My Potager Style Gardening Blog)
Potager – Cottage garden style kitchen garden. The Ramblings are my thoughts from the potager this week. Welcome to the first edition of the brand spanking new Sunday Bits. This is where I share articles,…
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5 Easy Steps to Starting Your Potager Garden
Creating a potager garden blends the beauty and grace of a French garden with the practicality of home vegetable gardening. A potager is a fancy kitchen garden, one might even say that it is a…
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Cultivating Your Own Potager (The Joy of a French-Inspired Vegetable Garden)
Embracing the charm of French countryside aesthetics, a potager garden is both a visual feast and a source of culinary ingredients. In essence, this is where beauty meets utility. Inspired by grand kitchen gardens of…
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A Passion for Purple: Growing Lavender in Your Potager
Lavender is a prized addition to any potager, offering fragrant foliage and a burst of purple that enriches the garden tapestry. To grow great lavender, a sunny spot with well-draining soil is key as lavender…
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5 Easy Steps to Creating Your Perfect Potager
Creating a potager garden can seem overwhelming when first starting out, but it’s easily achievable with these simple steps. Happy Potager Planning
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Nurturing Nature’s Bounty: The Beauty of a Potager Garden
The potager garden is a harmonious blend of beauty and utility, drawing on the tradition of French kitchen gardens where vegetables, herbs, and flowers intermingle. Rather than rows of a single crop, a potager embraces…
Vegetables I Am Growing In My 2026 Garden (with seed sources)
I was asked to post my crops for this summer, plus where I get the seeds from.
Here is everything thus far. There are still a couple of things I am looking for, but they are not a necessity, just a want.
These are the varieties that you will find at the workshops,…
Mid February Notes From The Potting Shed – Pollinator Flowers & FAQ’s
This week in the potting shed is all about pollinator plants, what to start now, getting ready to grow…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #71 (Lemon Trees, Create Gifts From Your Garden)
Grow gift ideas in your garden. How to grow artichokes, calendula, coneflowers…. This week’s post is so good! Full of garden inspo : )
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 