If she was a gardener, Barbarella would probably have had a grass chair. Grow your own! Or buy a kit from Lazy Bone UK.
Archives for August 2005
Making the most of the growing season
If you’re like me, you’re both excited and sad that there’s a hint of autumn in the air. Fall sends the kids back to school and the garden, if not to bed, to its last hurrah before shutting down for the winter. Because here on the West Coast, we can easily plant for a second […]
The UpBeet Gardener
For years now I have subscribed to an e-newsletter called The Upbeet Gardener, available at the Plantea website. (Plantea is an organic fertilizer, which is something we all need!) The site and newsletter are a bit hokey but contains heaps of useful information. The author lives in Alaska, so her frame of reference is a […]
The Buckland’s UBC garden — with cat.
Their’s was one garden on the last tour I went on and I thought this was a cool photo. A showpiece of beauty, design, and ingenuity, Jennifer Buckland’s UBC garden makes for an envy-inspiring visit. The scent of a large, white-flowering magnolia welcomes you to the front garden, where purple clematis intertwines with a red-flowered […]