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Archives for June 2007

Getting kids into gardening

June 27, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

I don’t have children yet but I am lucky enough to live next door to some awesome little kids, who were my happy models for the photos in this article. They are my practice/surrogate children, and I am slowly indoctrinating them into the Cult of Gardening. It seems to be working, as they love “working” […]

Filed Under: How To

Victoria in bloom

June 27, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Visited my old stomping grounds last weekend, and I didn’t go to any gardens! At least not of the official variety. But I loved this abandoned lot. It’s not the Victoria you see in the tourist brochures, but I like this better. I wonder if this is the work of guerilla gardeners. Any Victoria guerillas […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

Houseboat garden

June 25, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

Grumpy today, and in need of sleep. Luckily my friend Tammy went to the Sunshine Coast last week and took a photo of this floating garden for me — finding it in my in-box was just the anti-depressant I needed. Thanks, Tam!

Filed Under: Inspiration

Loire affair

June 20, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

Poppy fields, Loire Valley. Perhaps I inflicted permanent injury to my patience during the first half of my Great European Backpacking Trip of ’96-’97. It’s the only way I can explain what must have happened to my travel ethic. I started out on that trip every bit the Girl Guide (“Be Prepared”). Oh-so-diligent. I saw […]

Filed Under: Gardens to Visit

Botanical twist

June 18, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

I love old school botanical illustrations, but have always stopped short of hanging them on my walls. Maybe I’ve just never found ones that are interesting or bizarre enough for my taste. But when I saw Wolfie and the Sneak’s new posters, Fungi and Pods, below, I was smitten. Soon to be gracing my walls: […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Inspiration, Retail Therapy

Vancouver Garden Show highlights

June 11, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

While my participation in the disembowelment of a display garden was certainly memorable, I scored more than just discount perennials at the Vancouver Garden Show. I was very pleased to discover that, although some of the feature gardens kind of sucked (it’s no Chelsea, that’s for sure), the “urban deck showcase” had some really great […]

Filed Under: Events, Garden Design, Green Gardening & Living, Inspiration

I am such a dork

June 11, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

I’m no stranger to gardening-related injuries. My standard complaints include lower backache, blisters, and even – and this is weird – sore fingernails (am I the only one who gets that?). But I’ve never been injured in a plant frenzy before. Oh sure, I’ve imagined it countless times: being trampled by a herd of Rosarians […]

Filed Under: Events

Vancouver Sun Garden Show 2007

June 9, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Display garden by Urban Escapes at this year’s Vancouver Sun Garden Show. Tomorrow: the Vancouver Sun Garden Show at VanDusen (formerly known as the VanDusen Flower Show). It’s a day of plants, garden product and design – what do I care what it’s called? I’m there. Woot!

Filed Under: Events

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