As a little girl I remember going to my grandparent’s garden in the fall and admiring tall, delicate, yellow flowers. My Grama would call them “false sunflowers”. Upon further googling I have discovered that they can also be called ‘rough oxeye’ and ‘smooth oxeye’. When we got our first home,…
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Creating a Garden To Love
I love to garden, watching tiny seedlings grow and bloom into beautiful flowers is so special. I also love growing my own vegetables. In the early morning or evening I love to just go outside and spend time in the garden. I take around my little empty pot and gather…
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Atwater Market – Blooms Everywhere You Look!
Along the picturesque Lachine canal in Montreal lies the beautiful, historic Atwater Market. I have been to this market many times with my daughter, who is studying in Montreal. The market is within walking distance of her home and it’s open seven days a week. I’ve been to the market…
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A Spring Visit to the Garden Center
One of my favourite things to do in the Spring is to visit some of my local garden centres. It is a time in between the seasons when you aren’t quite ready to put flowers outside but it is a great source of inspiration. I find that it gets me…
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Seed Starting Tips and Tricks
Gardening is a hobby that I love. It is wonderful to get to be outside and watch things grow. I feel a sense of accomplishment and pride when I garden. I love seeing a tiny seed many months later turn into a beautiful healthy flower with many intricate parts. It…
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Let’s Prep the Pollinator Garden For a New Season
Last year we made our new pollinator garden using a variety of West Coast Seeds. The results last summer were stunning. We had great success with all of the seed varieties in the seed packets. In a previous blog post I wrote about the importance of keeping old growth in…
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Winter Houses for the Bees and Bugs!
My Mom and Dad love to listen to CBC Radio as the background of their day. My grandparents did this too, and so does my Aunt. They regularly share interesting little tidbits that they hear from the day’s stories. My Mom likes the gardening segment in particular, and she always…
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Putting the Garden to Bed
It is time to be thinking about putting the garden to bed for the winter. As the temperature drops and the weather begins to cool, fall clean up begins. Today in the vegetable garden, I cut back some plants and harvested my root vegetables. It looks so empty now, but…
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Sunshine and Sunflowers
The sunflower is such an epic flower, so big and beautiful. There are so many varieties of sunflowers available now. Within our local community, farmers have started to plant fields of sunflowers in mazes that they then invite the public to enjoy. These fields provide a great opportunity for people…
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Maryboro Lodge Museum and Inquiry-Based Learning
As an Early Childhood Educator, I am always looking for new ideas and innovative methods of presenting educational content. Inquiry-based learning is especially important in our classroom. One of my favourite ways to discover new approaches is by exploring how different communities embrace educational opportunities. Sometimes it’s a library, a…