Chatelaine: Fall Splendour
Chatelaine magazine online has a fall gardening feature that includes some of my tips on preparing your garden for winter. Note: click “Show me my fall garden!” to launch.
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Ladyfest Guelph
I’ve been busy over the last few months with a number of workshops and projects but thought I would take a moment to document some of that here before the experiences escape me. I did a workshop called “Grocery Store Gardening” at Ladyfest Guelph back in Sept. Here’s the promo: “Turn the waste from tonight’s …
New York Resident
– From: New York Resident (Oct 10, 2005.) As a part of Leafscapes urban gardening event series hosted in conjunction with Turning Leaf Wines and Open House New York. Click for pdf version.
Fall seed saving
Guest post by Ariane Khachatourians Melon season has brought to me a new hobby: seed saving. I know it may surprising, but this has never been a priority for me… This year, however, was different, because over the course of the past month, I have eaten some of the best melons of my life–all organic …
Fertilizing the Organic Way
Guest post by Niki Jabbour The real secret to growing healthy plants is to feed the earth. If you wish to garden organically, you must begin by considering your soil and what you can do to improve its health, fertility and boost its organic matter. The ideal garden soil is dark in colour, smells a …
Adventures with Plant Sitters
Guest post by Ariane Khachatourians (a.k.a. midge) Whether you are away for a quick weekend at your folks’ house, or decide to take a month-long vacation abroad, plant-sitting is one of the necessary evils of being a gardener. It is always nerve-wracking to leave your little green babies under the care of a friend or …
Abundant Basil
Guest post by Eleanor Athens There are the tomatoes, of course; perfectly ripe, full and heavy with juice. Ivory cloves of garlic (I love garlic) and smooth, nutty gold-green olive oil. But it isn’t until I tear the leaves that it all comes together. The perfume of summer, notes of anise and clove… mouth-watering basil. …
Poised
The You Grow Girl book is #21 on the Book Sense Nature & Gardening Bestseller List! Woohoo!
Everything’s Gone Massive
The more I garden the more clearly I understand that gardening is a continuous learning process. The last few years have been excellent reminders of that. Last year’s weather was unseasonably grey, cool, and wet and I had to adjust and strategize to work within those limitations (and positives). This year has been incredibly hot, …
Dufferin Grove Loves Dirt
A local Toronto weekly “EYE” magazine has a feature this week on my favourite Farmer’s Market Dufferin Grove Park. I shop there for my groceries and transplants (in the spring) religiously every Thursday afternoon and we’ve made a habit this summer of sticking around to indulge in whatever cheap but delicious eats the kitchen is …
Domino Magazine
From: Domino Magazine (August 2005)
Did I Mention It’s Hot?
This has been the hottest, driest summer I can remember in a while. It has been raining around the perimeter of the city on a fairly regular basis, however it has been dry as a bone in my area since June 13! The weather has threatened rain several times; the sky has turned grey, the …