Twenty minutes ago I was reading in the bathtub - a book about gardeners who, when they can't be outside gardening because of the weather or season, read in the bathtub.
THUNDER BAY
ONTARIO CANADA
our son Finn
September 18th - 29th 2013
about this blog
We've recently moved to a new house with a large yard, full of new gardening opportunities - and lots of trees;
...the garden journey continues.
Come spring 2014 I'll be moving many plants from my previous garden to our new space, starting over again with a new perspective, and new meaning to everything I do.
We're still close to Lake Superior, still five blocks away but now with Hillcrest Park and the Port Arthur Ridge in between. A very different landscape.
We love to cook, and use fresh herbs & veg from our kitchen garden. For the culinary curious: amy's cookery
I like to read books about horticulture and honey bees, literature and writing, ecology, biology, botany, history, the history of gardening, and forestry (urban mostly), food and agriculture, photography, art......
all images are my own, taken by myself in my gardens - unless otherwise cited
amy.gardenerd@gmail.com
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- UBC Botanical Garden
- botany.com
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"Indeed, you'll be happiest if you learn to think
like a tree: setting down sturdy roots (the soil prep), manufacturing your own food (the leaf mold and compost additions to the soil) and committing to the long term (the five or so years it takes to get
established)."
LORRAINE JOHNSON
like a tree: setting down sturdy roots (the soil prep), manufacturing your own food (the leaf mold and compost additions to the soil) and committing to the long term (the five or so years it takes to get
established)."
LORRAINE JOHNSON
Composting Council of Canada
