The Latest Blog Posts
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #8 (Watercolour DIY Your Own Christmas Cards)
The Sunday Bits is all about things that caught my eye during the week, different ideas and things that peaked my interest… plus making my own Christmas cards.
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #7 (DIY Your Holiday Decor)
On a sunny Sunday, the writer prepares for the holidays by finishing outdoor chores and planning festive crafts, such as cards and decorations. They share tips on gardening for cold zones and describe experiences with…
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Beautiful, All Natural Birdseed Wreaths
When I first started making wreaths for the birds, I trialed three recipes I found on-line to see which ones the birds would like the very best. Two of the wreaths were made with suet…
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Potager Palaver #6 (Remembrance Day)
This past week went a bit awry. Hubby had surgery, they had a covid outbreak at the hospital, I caught it while visiting him. He did not and is recovering nicely. Ironic, eh? So, both…
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Make Pho At Home – Easy & Fast
As soon as September arrives, my body seems to instantly go into soup mode. Salads go out the door and soup cravings begin. There is just something so soothing about a nice, bowl of steaming…
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Potager Palaver #5 (Holiday Decor Gardener Style)
This week we got our first snowfall of the year. It started as rain and then turned into heavy, wet snow during the night. It was the wet kind of snow, the kind that can…
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November Garden & Holidays Tips
Updated for 2025. Happy November, garden friends! We have had our first bit of snow. It wasn’t a lot, but some of it is still sticking to the ground. I’m fairly certain the rest will…
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Sunday Potager Palaver #4 (Fall Has Come To The Potager)
Happy Sunday, gardening friends! We are having the most wonderful weather this weekend, perfect for walking in the woods, or the city trails, and finishing up gardening chores. How are you making out with your…
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Prepare Your Garden for Winter: 12 Easy Steps
As October comes to a close, many of us gardeners here in the northern hemisphere are ready to take a bit of a break from our gardens, and the yardwork. Even as a super avid…
June In The Potager – Watering
Well, we had about two weeks of absolutely stunning weather, broke records all over the place… and then Junuary happened. It has been so cold for the past week. We have struggled to hit the high teens during the day and nighttime temps remain low. So low that I had to put the heater back…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #87
Well, hi there. Happy Sunday! How are you all doing? Do you ever get grumpy for no particular reason that you can figure out? I had a day like that yesterday. Everything was annoying me to no end, even the radio stations. It was too loud, too much singing, too much talking, lol… there was…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #86 (Outdoor Entertaining)
You all, our weather is beyond wild. We have gone from heat warmings down to single digits! The other day, my weather station told me it was 35°C (95°F) on the back deck and 33° in the greenhouse. Today is only 5 (41°F) degrees on the deck and 6 in the greenhouse. Oh. Em. Gee.…
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 