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Archives for October 2006

Happy Hallowe’en!

October 31, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Maryam over at My Marrakesh has tagged me with the Nine Weird Things meme. In the Hallowe’en spirit, I’d like to introduce you to: Nine Spoooky Things About Me 1. I’m deaf in one ear. I was born that way. There are pros and cons to this. Cons are things like not following group conversations […]

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First frost

October 30, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

We had our first frost last night. It hit -3. I guess winter’s come earlier this year, as we normally don’t have a frost until well into November. Sigh… time to break out the tuque.

Filed Under: My garden

Power equipment lust

October 27, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Not only do I have no real use for the Garden Groom Rotary Blade Hedge Trimmer, it also goes against all my basic gardening principles. You know, environmental sensitivity, sustainability – little things like that. I mean, I use a push reel mower – why on earth would I need this? But despite all that, […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Edible forest gardens

October 26, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

I just learned a new term! (Almost as good as learning a new word, but not quite.) I read about the two-volume Edible Forest Gardens bookset on Treehugger and became intrigued. Checking out the author’s site, I learned that, “edible forest gardening is the art and science of putting [food-bearing or medicinal] plants together in […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living

Das fish loft

October 23, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

FishLoft is a free-standing, water-filled acrylic column for your fish pond. Like the fish equivilent of a hamster tunnel, the German-designed FishLoft allows your fish to voluntarily rise above the water level. Looks a little small for our koi, but these goldfish sure are living it up. They’re all like, “Hey Lloyd, fancy seeing you […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Ponds & Water Gardening

Felted flowers

October 23, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

I know I’m not the only gardener who knits (or knitter who gardens, for that matter). If, like me, you’re gearing up for Prime Knitting Season, check out these adorable felted flower kits from Pick Up Sticks. Packaged to look like real bulbs, each kit contains everything you need to create a bouquet – minus […]

Filed Under: Retail Therapy

Friday fun

October 20, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

It’s Friday and I’m so ready for the weekend. Are you feeling lazy, too? Wanna do some surfing? Check out Free Your Imagination, a blog that tracks newly discovered species. It’s an eye-opening trip that will astound you with our planet’s biodiversity. Happy Friday!

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living

Mobilier à jardiner

October 19, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

In the what-will-they-think-of-next department, Mobilier à jardiner by 5.5 Designers for bton design is an outdoor furniture collection that, like the Topo Table and grass chair, incorporates the plant kingdom into its design. Products include a bench and chair in which you plant your seatback – with shrubs or other plants – and a coffee […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Miscellaneous, Outdoor Living

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