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Archives for November 2006

Van Dusen Gardens suffers snow damage

November 29, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

All the snow over the past couple days has been rough on our city’s trees. But perhaps the worst of it is that Van Dusen Gardens, a 22-hectare botanical garden in the heart of Vancouver, has suffered extensive damage. The Garden is reporting damage to over three dozen species of tree, both native and exotic. […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest, Resistance is fertile

Winter wonderful

November 27, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

My back patio this morning. Let me tell you about Vancouver. Viewed in light of the Canadian stereotype (igloos, sled-dogs, cops on horseback dressed in red, people saying “aboot” instead of “about,” Celine f*ing Dion playing on every stereo), Vancouver is the antithesis. (Actually, I’m not sure any part of Canada meets that sad criteria, […]

Filed Under: My garden, Pacific Northwest

Feeling fertile?

November 23, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

It seems some celebs can’t go anywhere these days without exposing their no-so private bits. While no one really needs to see that, we admire flowers, while tending to forget that they are essentially a plant’s reproductive organs. Lysa Bromaroff reminds us by snapping Mother Nature in all sorts of compromising positions. Her company, Fertile […]

Filed Under: Indoors

Matchstick garden

November 22, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Stocking stuffer alert! The Matchstick Garden, available at the Curiosity Shoppe, is a cute invention that may even be useful for those who don’t have a lot – or any – room to store gardening equipment or tools. Each of these “matches” holds a few seeds. Rip it out, insert it into a pot of […]

Filed Under: Retail Therapy

Wish I’d thought of this…

November 21, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

How cool is this growing business card? It’s for a landscape architecture firm called Tur & Partner. It appears that it is embedded with seeds that, when watered, grow up through the landscape blueprints like little trees. Love it! Via Apartment Therapy.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Retro planters

November 19, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Check out these funky retro planters from Pastense. First manufactured in postwar 20th century America, the planters reflected the era’s fascination with all things “space age” and “modern.” The Retro Bullet Planter is faithful to the vintage originals in shape, color, and the distinctive texture of compression-molded fiberglass. Available in three heights and many colours […]

Filed Under: Indoors

And… we’re back

November 14, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

Apologies to commenters that had to wait four whole days to see their comments up – I was unable to login all weekend. This post was meant to be posted on Friday for some slacker fun, but hey, it’s a short week. Start it off right with a peek at my friend Jer’s blog: This […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Rainy day blues

November 7, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Vancouver, in the summertime, is a lovely place. Most of the year, I am thrilled to live in this beautiful city. During the summertime, (especially summers like the one we just had) when water shortages and restrictions are common, it’s almost possible to convince yourself that you must have imagined the unrelenting Vancouver winter rains. […]

Filed Under: Pacific Northwest

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