Fall Equinox Chow Down 2013
Delightful way to spend the fall equinox -- dining on the most loved food in the beautiful, abundant Cedar Cottage Community Garden.
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October 1, 2013
Hella Bountiful
City Street Garden – Reclaimed with Seed Bombs
This is a project I have been working on for a couple years now. After few failed guerrilla garden attempts at various places around the city I found a good spot for a garden.
July 19, 2012
Plants and skytrain tracks
Cedar Cottage Community Garden
The beautiful Cedar Cottage Community Garden which is located at Hull Street and Victoria Drive in East Vancouver
July 4, 2012
Balcony Garden 2011
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...
July 25, 2011
Cornplant Blossom
We had a special treat this year when our cornflower (whom we call Tom) burst into blossom! The fragrance was so delicious.
July 18, 2011
Pulse of Life
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
March 23, 2010
Pests in the Balcony Garden 09
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 real run-in with spider mites, which are quite a common especially in container and greenhouse gardeing. I tried neem oil and washing the leaves off, but I think my problem was too advanced by the time I used these measures. I finally found a recipe for a light glue that is sprayed on the back of the leaves and smothers the mites. This has to be done every so often as the eggs will keep hatching. It seems to have finally put a stop to them and my beans are looking a bit better. I also gave them a dandelion tea because I thought it might help add some potassium to the soil and that is another thing beans can easily become deficient in if they are in containers.
July 28, 2009
Guerrilla Garden Slideshow I
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,…
July 28, 2009
Vancouver Community Gardens I
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 great walking and bicycle tours…
July 20, 2009
Urban Flowers 02 – Vancouver BC
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.
July 4, 2009