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Archives for February 2008

Growing Challenge: First planting of 2008

February 29, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

The Growing Challenge pushes us to grow a little more food than we have before: a minimum of one additional type of fruit or vegetable than we did last year, and to grow it from seed. This here is an update on my progress. After attending Seedy Saturday this past weekend and walking away with more […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: growing challenge, kale, lacinato kale, red russian kale, seedy saturday, shiitake, west coast seeds

Things you shouldn’t be finding in your garden

February 27, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

This is from an email forward… Childish, but it made me giggle. Warning: not for the prudish. Happy hump day!

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: dirty vegetables

2008 BC Home and Garden Show report

February 26, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

So, I didn’t make it to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Although I knew it would be a disappointing alternative, I hauled my pregnant self to the BC Home and Garden Show as a sort of consolation prize. It’s taken me a while to be able to write about the experience. I’ve needed time […]

Filed Under: Events, Raving and Whining Tagged With: bc home and garden show, fire bowl, green wall

Gardening while pregnant

February 21, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 15 Comments

For those of you who haven’t experienced the (ahem) joys of pregnancy, let me fill you in. It’s a beautiful sunny day. You decide to get out into the garden. Nothing heavy – you just want to enjoy the rare February sunshine and do some clean up. Which is normally no problem for a fit […]

Filed Under: Raving and Whining Tagged With: garden humor, gardening, gardening pregnant, gardening while pregnant, pregnancy, pregnant gardening

Gardening events February 20 – 24, 2008

February 18, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

Update February 20. I’ve just found out that I’m not going to be able to make it to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show because I’m 32 weeks pregnant and can’t get insurance coverage. (I can’t risk going to the States without it, especially in my “condition.”) Thankfully, Caitlin and Owen of Vancouver-based garden design […]

Filed Under: Events, Pacific Northwest Tagged With: bc home and garden show, hellebore hurrah, heronswood hellebore, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, seedy saturday

Be mine?

February 14, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 10 Comments

  I don’t tell you often enough, but I think you know it anyway: Garden, I love you. Thanks for everything. Love, Andrea

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Gone Wild

February 11, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

I met Hartley and Anne-Marie (above) at the farmer’s market last year, because, well, they were selling plants – need I say more? Early in the spring, there are always more vendors selling plants than fresh produce. Mostly it’s pretty basic: pots of herbs, annuals and a few cottagey perennials. But there’s also Otto with […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: gardening, gone wild, native plants, natives, Sustainability

Nesting help from Garden Boutique

February 6, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

Came across a sweet little online shop called the Garden Boutique. This UK-based store is carefully curated by garden designer Alice Bowe, and has the intimate feel of a neighbourhood boutique, with lots of delicious treasures to be found. It’s also nice to find garden stuff that’s not everywhere, you know? Like these British Wool […]

Filed Under: Critters and wildlife Tagged With: bird house, birdfeeder, birdhouse, birding, birds, garden boutique

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