City Chickens!
I went to visit some city chickens yesterday afternoon. Chickens! I have a fascination with chickens, but alas, it is not legal to keep them in Toronto. And even if it were legal, I do 
I went to visit some city chickens yesterday afternoon. Chickens! I have a fascination with chickens, but alas, it is not legal to keep them in Toronto. And even if it were legal, I do Roof Garden Tour (June 2009)
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I'm long overdue to present a mini roof garden tour this year, let alone a garden tour of any kind. As always I'm behind, which inevitably leads to thoughts that things Happy Summer Solstice, 2009
In celebration of the advent of summer, my partner Davin replaced the chalkboard portion of this frame with a new one (the old had become warped from a year spent outdoors) and made the first drawing of Variegated Cuban Oregano
Yesterday, I found this variegated Cuban oregano plant for only a couple of bucks at a small parking lot nursery. Isn't it gorgeous?! I wish the internet had smell-o-vision and you could get a whiff of this Hibiscus Drink
The rooftop garden is finally set up for outdoor living and the heat has suddenly cranked up, which means it's summer drink time. I've taken to making up bright red batches of roselle, aka sorrel (not Your Questions Answered: Tomato Thieves
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It's like the wild animal kingdom around here lately. We discovered dozens of these newly hatched garden spiders (Argiope aurantia) crawling all over the sides of the compost bin at the community garden the other day. Mantis Watch 2009: HATCHED!
I woke up this morning to the news that the mantids had begun hatching from the egg case (aka ootheca) and were filling up that little bag.
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- Seeds of Diversity 25 Year Celebration
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Downsizing a Worm Composter
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Winter Flowers
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Tomatoes to Grow in Containers (Or Anywhere Else for That Matter)
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Plant Shall Eat Plant
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