The Last Post for 2008
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 
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
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
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
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
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.)
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
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
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
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
SPEAKING TO A NEW-STYLE GARDENER
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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
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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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