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Essential fall gardening tools

October 15, 2012 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

Garant rake

After a gloriously long summer (we had our longest dry spell in over a hundred years), autumn has finally arrived in Vancouver. While most of the active planting and harvesting is over til spring (garlic and favas excepted), there’s still lots to be done in the garden. We recently moved from our townhouse into a […]

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Stuff a stocking with Sugar Snaps and Strawberries

November 22, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

Looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list? I have just the thing. Use Sugar Snaps and Strawberries: Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small-Space Edible Garden as your inspiration and “cornerstone” gift. Of course the book (and by extension, you!) will be adored and appreciated all on its own, but you could […]

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A wearable planter

March 15, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

A white necklace in an open red box

It’s been a little quiet here at Heavy Petal, which is pretty much the opposite of the rest of my life right now. Where have I been? Not in the garden, that’s for sure! But I have been having fun promoting my book all over the Pacific Northwest. I spoke in Seattle at the Northwest […]

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Coveted: air plant pods by Michael McDowell

November 14, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

How beautiful are these handcrafted air plant pods by ceramic artist Michael McDowell? Incredible, right? Available in matte and gloss white, as well as matte sand, these stoneware ceramic pods are designed to house a tillandsia (air plant) and can be hung—each pod comes with a natural hemp cord—or set right side up (upside down?) […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Retail Therapy Tagged With: air plant, tillandsia

Power Planter

September 23, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Given my penchant for indoor containers with a dash of quirky cool, I had to share GAMA-GO’s Power Planter. The Power Planter is a small, porcelain, desktop planter in the shape of a nuclear power plant.  It comes complete with organic soil and wheatgrass seeds, and is $16 at GAMA-GO. This would also make a […]

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Lime green in the garden

September 16, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I love green in the garden. Who doesn’t? It’s the colour of new growth. Photosynthesis. Good health. But that’s not the green I’m talking about here. I’m talking lime green. Pucker-yer-lips, jolt-to-the-system lime. I used lime green cushions in my back patio to add a punch of colour to an otherwise subdued palette. The lime […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Inspiration, Retail Therapy Tagged With: colour, heuchera, lime green, nicotiana

Confession: I buy plants from Big Box stores

September 2, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 20 Comments

Acer palmatum ‘Ao Shidare’, purchased from—gasp!—Home Depot. I realize that it’s deeply unfashionable to shop at such stores, and that my confession may come as a shock to some of you. After all, I’m a Hardcore Gardener, right? And Hardcore Gardeners are very clear in their disdain for Home Depot and their ilk (please see […]

Filed Under: Retail Therapy, Shrubs & Trees Tagged With: choosing healthy plants, Japanese maple

Contest! Win one of three sets of reusable totes or mesh produce bags from Bag the Habit

August 26, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

A while back I wrote a post called Seven tips to make gardening “away” easier, which consists of—you guessed it—seven ideas for making it easier to garden at community garden plots, guerrilla gardens, or any garden that can’t be accessed simply by opening your back or balcony door. The main challenge with these “away” gardens, […]

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