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Archives for March 2009

Planning for a year-round harvest (or How I went from slacker to Serious Planner)

March 25, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 21 Comments

After months of dreaming, weeks of research, and a few nights of sketching and list-making, my veggie garden is planned out for the year. The permaculture course I just completed at an urban farm here in Vancouver inspired me to be way more organized about my planting this year. (More on this course and its […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: planning, succession planting, vegetable gardening, Veggies & Edibles

Happy equinox!

March 20, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

There’s hail and thunder and general meteorlogical grossness outside as I write this. But still. It’s officially Spring. Let the sunshine and new growth and jacket-less days begin! (Seriously, anytime now.)

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Giveaway: Home Outside by Julie Moir Messervy

March 15, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 76 Comments

Let’s start the week off with a giveaway, shall we? I have one copy of Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love, by Julie Moir Messervy to give to a lucky reader. In Home Outside, award-winning landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy demystifies the art and practice of landscape design. By introducing an easy, tangible yet […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: book review, contest, Garden Design, Home Outside, Julie Moir Messervy

Soji solar lighting

March 9, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

There may be snow on the ground but just thinking about hanging a few of these Soji Modern solar lanterns from Allsop Home and Garden makes me want to plan a summer soiree. Like a Le Klint for the outdoors, these would look right at home on our back patio. And they’re solar. No cords! […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: allsop home, soji, solar lighting

Heavy Petal Twitters

March 8, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

So I’m a little late to the party. Frankly, I didn’t understand what the big deal was. But Amanda at Kiss my Aster convinced me, and now I get it. I swear, like every garden blogger in the world is twittering! I had no idea I was the only hold-out. It’s like at school when […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: twitter

Gardening tools for the new parent

March 6, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

A year ago, that would have been an iPod speaker.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: gardening, gardening with children, parenting

Jake Gyllenhaal, horticulturalist

March 4, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 10 Comments

Jake Gyllenhaal inspects seedlings for the School Garden by Global Green USA on Flickr. Jake, you can inspect my seedlings anytime. Just sayin’. Here’s the story (via City Farmer).

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Jake Gyllenhaal

Vancouver City Council votes on chickens

March 2, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 11 Comments

Quick! If you live in Vancouver (hey, neighbour!) drop a note to City Council and let them know you support the amendment of the animal control bylaw to allow Vancouverites to keep chickens. There are so many great reasons to allow chickens in urban settings. Council is debating this issue tomorrow night (March 3) has […]

Filed Under: Critters and wildlife Tagged With: chickens, Vancouver

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