Gardening Gwen

A bit of gardening, a bit of memories, and a bit of life. I started an on-line garden journal for myself, but I hope it also gives something to others who read it. Thank you for all your kind encouragement.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Sometimes I Don't Plant

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I have an area that has been in a state of transformation since we moved into our house two years ago. It sits in a corner of our house as w...

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Home seed gardening 101

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The seed catalogues have been coming in since late fall with their beautiful pictures of growing season promises. We look at the costs of se...

Monday, November 28, 2022

Fall bulb planting

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We moved into a new home after retiring from our city life. My policy as a gardener is to live life in a new spot for one year before maki...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Strawbale gardens

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We moved...to the country. I was thrilled at the prospect of having more garden space that was truly mine. I would develop it into a varmint...

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Canna potting time...if it isn’t done already

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If your canna rhizomes are still sitting in a corner in the basement, now is the time to clean them up and pot them for the season. We did o...

Monday, October 26, 2020

Canning with ease with a few good tools

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I haven't posted in years. My work life has been all-consuming with managing a greenhouse and nursery. I still garden and all those thin...

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Where I work

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I used to have the time to post on a more frequent basis. Since my return to the greenhouse and nursery as manager, my time and energy h...

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