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Balcony Garden 2011

July 25th, 2011 | Gardens, Photo Galleries, , , , , , , ,

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First stages of my balcony garden this year. The garden is doing amazingly well. I have to get more photos tomorrow. I have arugala, carrots, passionfruit, morning-glory, raspberry, lemon grass, goose-berries, strawberries (they didn’t do so well this year though) and some random other things, some of which I am not sure what they are…and of course our beautiful but hungry cat, Mishka.

Cornplant Blossom

Cornplant Blossom

July 18th, 2011

We had a special treat this year when our cornflower (whom we call Tom) burst into blossom! The fragrance was so delicious. The beautiful tiny white blossoms would open in the evening releasing this lovely smell and would close again in the morning. ...

Pulse of Life

Pulse of Life

March 23rd, 2010

Man is adequately equipped for all his true needs if he trusts his senses and develops them in such a way that they remain worthy of that trust. -Goethe ...

Pests in the Balcony Garden 09

Pests in the Balcony Garden 09

July 28th, 2009

Previous We had a serious attack of spider mites. They started in the catnip and yarrow and somehow got to the choko and beans. They took the choko down in no time, fortunately it is a hardy plant and it has now grown back to where it was when the spider mites devoured it. This was my first re ...

Guerrilla Garden Slideshow I

Guerrilla Garden Slideshow I

July 28th, 2009

The revenge of the Bean Bandits and Pirate Tomatoes is upon us! I finally found a good spot on one of the Greenways of Vancouver BC. No one was using it, it got good sun and was just by a sky-train and rail-road tracks so it seemed a perfect spot. There is a lot more space available in this area, ...

Vancouver Community Gardens I

Vancouver Community Gardens I

July 20th, 2009

Vancouver City Council passed a motion in 2006 to encourage 2,010 new gardens by 2010. Now there are more than 40 community or resident-shared gardens with more than 1,700 garden plots and more on the way. There is a great brochure that the City of Vancouver has put out with a good map that shows gr ...

Urban Flowers 02 – Vancouver BC

Urban Flowers 02 – Vancouver BC

July 4th, 2009

The gardeners of Vancouver BC create stunning gardens full of color. Gardens in this city have become a synthesis of the many cultures that have come together and now live side by side, sharing seeds and garden tips. These are a selection of some of my favorite flowers. ...

Recycled Balcony Garden 09

Recycled Balcony Garden 09

June 9th, 2009

We haven't gotten that much rain this year and the hot dry weather brought out the spider mites. This is the balcony garden before they ravaged my beans. But you can see how well the potatoes, tomatoes, rose, purslane, chilis and even the rainbow chard are doing. ...

Backyard Edibles 2009 I

Backyard Edibles 2009 I

May 20th, 2009

This year got started late with a huge snowstorm and a very cold winter. The roses seem to have done well though, and the amazing backyard gardens of Vancouver BC are going full swing. I am constantly impressed by how many plants there are in some of these spaces. It is also interesting to see that ...

Late Spring Cherry Carpets

Late Spring Cherry Carpets

May 4th, 2009

Vancouver BC has amazing cherry blossoms all over the city in Spring, many of these alleys of candy floss have old trees that branch right over the road, creating clouds of pink fluff, tender carpets out of the asphalt roads and perfume the air with sweet happiness. ...

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