If you’ve got a garden or a flowerbed it’s always fun to leave some boards […]
Category: Backyard Garden
What’s that Woodlouse?
My 3 year-old son and I spent some quality time in the garden looking under […]
Snow and Spring Flowers
Hard to believe with the snow we had last week but here on the west […]
Amongst the Lily Seeds
Managed to get out to the garden with the kids today and did a little […]
In the Small, Small, Pond
We’ve had a couple of days of rain and several centimetres of water has been […]
Garden Mustards
A couple of days ago I found some Field Mustard (Brassica campestris) down by the […]
Taking a Lichen to Lilac
Contrary to popular belief, it does snow occasionally at sea level on Vancouver Island. Every […]
Winter is Golden
While we’ve removed the old sunflower stalks and blackened seed heads from our back alley […]
Seaweed for the Garden
Now is the time of year to think about adding seaweed to your garden. Pre-winter […]
Some Small Snails
Back in September I discovered some very small snails underneath a paving stone in our […]