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The Last Post for 2008

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved It's that time of year again. I'm supposed to write some kind of rundown of the year highlighting the ups and downs. Look to the future. Make resolutions. Count my blessings. Recap events. Write some kind

Book: A Tale of 12 Kitchens by Jake Tilson

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I bought "A Tale of 12 Kitchens" by artist and designer Jake Tilson just over a year ago and have been trying to find a reason to write about it on the site ever since.

Herbal Pillows for All Occassions

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved I have already stated that I don't care for the Holidays, and yet there are a few staples that I do enjoy: cooking and eating good food, making bath products for friends, super tacky over-the-top decoration, and

Assorted and Sundry for 08/12/17

lights.jpg Photo credit: esprite cabane Flower Fairy Lights - Make this pretty D.I.Y light string using L.E.D lights and egg cartons. - via Craftzine. Carnivorous Plants Calendar - Download and print out this open-ended calendar (you fill in the days) featuring illustrations of

Handmade Gifts for Gardeners

Handmade Gifts for Gardeners I didn't intend to write another post about Holiday gifts this season but I realized that when I wrote the first post I left out the handmade items I found in my search. There's some really great stuff there

Gifts for Gardeners (To Make): Music to Garden To

Remember mixed tapes? The format is all but dead but I'm still keeping a tape player on hand and have hoarded a box full that were given as friendship letters from loved ones over a decade ago when it was still our favourite way to say we cared.

Buddha’s Hand Citron (Citrus medica L.)

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved When that old adage "The grass is always greener" was coined they must have been thinking about gardeners -- or maybe they were just thinking about gardeners like me -- because as much as I love my

Holiday Gifts for Gardeners 2008

Holiday Gifts for Gardeners 2008 Please note that items are listed in U.S prices. 1. Botanicalls DIY Plant Twitter Kit - $99.00 How many of us really need this? I don't really need this. I know when to water my plants. All I have

Ella’s Botanicals - Healing Skin Salve

Photo by Gayla Trail  All Rights Reserved This little pot of Healing Skin Salve by Ella's Botanicals is currently saving my life. When I last wrote I was suffering from a bandage-related allergy but the actual tattoo wasn't too bad -- a

As You Might Have Imagined, It’s Botanical

Photo by Davin Risk All Rights Reserved I got a tattoo. I feel a little silly saying it since there is something kind of odd really about having artwork permanently etched onto one's body. And despite what anyone has ever told you, getting a
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SPEAKING TO A NEW-STYLE GARDENER

You Grow Girl was launched by Gayla Trail in February 2000 and has grown into a thriving online community that speaks to a new kind of gardener, seeking to redefine the modern world relationship to plants. This contemporary, laid-back approach to gardening places equal importance on environmentalism, style, affordability, art, and humour. - More

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GARDEN SHOW & TELL

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, March 30, 2009

Toronto Horticultural Society
Small Urban Potager
Growing beautiful food gardens in small and difficult spaces.
7pm

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Seeds of Diversity 25 Year Celebration
Gayla will be presenting an the topic of urban gardening.
9am-4pm
Email mail@seeds.ca for further information and registration.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Style at Home Show: Toronto
Guerrilla Gardening: Greening the City
Learn about the many ways that people are greening the city by planting small gardens in out-of-the-way corners and abandoned lots, beautifying the community for everyone.
2-3pm

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Downsizing a Worm Composter

Make this compact bin that will fit in a small apartment-sized kitchen..

Winter Flowers

Cut branches from a tree and watch as the buds on those branches spread their seeds one last time.

Grow It: Mexican Sour Gherkin

Grow this adorable and drought-tolerant miniature cucumber cousin.

Brew It: Sun Tea

Brew up a batch of slow brew herbal tea powered entirely by the heat of the sun.

Tomatoes to Grow in Containers (Or Anywhere Else for That Matter)

Find out about some of the best varieties for containers and why.

Plant Shall Eat Plant

Did you know you can make liquid fertilizer for your plants using other plants? Sounds like floral cannibalism but it’s not unlike compost when you think about it.

Tomatoes Like Milk

Water your tomato plants with a dash of milk to keep disease away.

Eat This: Nettle Soup

Cook up a batch of old-time nettle soup from this prolific edible “weed.“

Foraging for Stinging Nettle

While the ”sting“ in stinging can make this herb tricky to harvest it's worth the effort. Stinging nettle is very high in magnesium and iron making it good for both your bod and your plants’ too.

Make Your Own Seed Starting Mix

Making your own mix is SUPER easy and worth the small effort if you are growing a lot of seedlings.

Toilet Roll Seed-Starter

Forget about seed-starting pellets! Starting your seeds in a toilet roll is free and easy.

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