Happiness is the sun shining and digging in the dirt! The sun is warm and the cool breeze is welcome on this lovely summery day. We had a bunch of weeds to pick before we could finish planting the dill and carrots. In our backyard, we planted 2 more rhubarb plants (Canada Red and Strawberry…
Category: In Our Garden
How to Build a Simple Garden Box
We made these quick and easy garden boxes on the weekend and they are so simple to do, even kids can make them! Originally, my daughters decided that they wanted to have their very own mini garden plot where they could plant their own goodies, weed, water and look after it by themselves and then…
Welcome to Our 2021 Garden
Welcome to the 2021 gardening season!! We have our garden plot once again in the community garden and we are ready to plant a variety of vegetables to enjoy this summer as well as to preserve for the upcoming winter. We are so excited to get back gardening — it really is therapeutic and wonderful…
Starting Garden Seeds
Here in central Alberta, we tend to have short growing seasons. Because of this, it’s important to start some seeds early in order to have a successful garden harvest!! My girls decided to sprout some seeds like tomato, pumpkin, corn, peppers, watermelon and cucumbers while I decided to just toss the seed into the starting…
Harvesting the Garden
It is September and the weather is getting a little chilly. We have only a few weeks left to collect our bounty from the community garden and have our gardening plots cleaned out! We have cleaned a few things out already since we discovered a mole stealing our carrots! Today, we will be cleaning it…
At the Pumpkin Patch
Fall is not fall without a trip to the pumpkin patch! I was so pleased to find a pumpkin patch in our area where we could pick our very own pumpkin — a pumpkin to carve for Halloween, a pumpkin or two or three to turn into pumpkin puree to bake into delicious muffins, cakes,…
Storing Herbs for the Winter
When I was a child, I remember my gramma drying herbs like parsley and dill. She always combined them once they were dried, placed them in a jar and then stored it in the cupboard. She used it to season soups, stews, roast beef and anything else she cooked. I always loved the way gramma’s…
The Garden Grows
I love gardening in the summer evenings. Picking weeds, admiring the colors of the sunset, listening to the birds chirping, feeling the cool breeze brush by, picking herbs or vegetables, watering all the plants and flowers… it is all enjoyable and I am grateful I can get outside, be in nature and enjoy a beautiful…
