soil…

05 Monday Jun 2023

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on Friday, Hilda the Gardener arrived just before a thunderstorm to work in the garden… while we waited for the rain to stop we made tea and drank it on the deck once the storm was over…

then she planted up the front pots and moved a few things around in the garden…

the pots were filled with the bits and pieces left over from the plant collection that hadn’t made it into soil… they look pretty good considering, lol…

further…

04 Sunday Jun 2023

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met up with a friend and went for a walk at the Park… great to visit and catch-up;-)… and get some exercise at the same time…

need to get back to a regular routine of walking over and around the Gardens…

I may have gone just a bit further than I should have… one of my feet was just a touch irritated with me… but so wonderful to enjoy the Gardens…

trunkful…

03 Saturday Jun 2023

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enjoying every spring/summer day;-)…

last Sunday I set out the cushions and had breakfast on the back deck… followed that up with some reading…

headed out to look for a few plants and found a whole trunkful…

on our way home we stopped at Tim Horton’s and picked up chicken and cilantro wraps… very tasty… the kids are always introducing me to new things…

once home, the baskets were hung up and then a bit more reading happened on the back deck…

huge…

02 Friday Jun 2023

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for whatever reason the poppies opening is a huge deal for me…

this morning Facebook shared a memory from this date in 2012 when there was an abundance of poppies blooming…

and when I went into the garden, the first one this season was open…

what a treat, and a lovely reminder of my beloved, who also loved poppies;-)…

suntea…

01 Thursday Jun 2023

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the weather presented a variety of options on Monday… from hot and sunny to rainy, to thunderstorms, we had them all…

after seeing how much rain was possible, I decided to set up for our Monday gathering in the garage…

the motorcycle got moved to the back of the space and chairs and tables were moved in…

I also added the lilacs that my neighbour gave me in the morning as well as some suntea…

it was lovely, particularly when the wind blew through the space, and watching and listening to the rain coming down was delightful…

acclimatize…

31 Wednesday May 2023

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so far the fuchsia, mandevilla, Japanese Maple and most recently, the hibiscus, have made it outside…

the Maple went behind the waterfall and the others have moved into the shade for a few days to acclimatize to the heat and sun;-)… the mandevilla kept getting blown over so it is currently being propped up with chairs…

there is a lot more space in the living and dining rooms, lol…

begonias…

30 Tuesday May 2023

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found begonias and popped them into the last planters around the deck;-)…

lots of shade for them… can’t wait to see if they like this spot;-)…

petunias…

29 Monday May 2023

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on Saturday brought out the table and worked on filling the planters that go around the deck…

four of the six were filled with purple and white petunias and alyssum…

the two in the centre have pansies, lobelia and alyssum…

it was fun and I enjoyed the time…

there are still three on the north side that need something… after all these years I still haven’t found just the right plants that live in shade and are happy in a planter…