It has taken some time but my holyhocks have finally produced blooms.
For some reason I thought they were going to be dark purple but these have more of a tequila sunrise quality.
In any case they add a little something to the space beside the back porch.
I have also planted another one this year in behind this one. This label says it will be pink, purple, or yellow so we will wait an see.
this plant has taken up residence along one side of the house.
Does anyone know what it is? What should I do with it?
the geranium I couldn’t part with last fall survived a winter indoors despite dry heat and feline interference.
In fact it has flourished. I have put it on a shelf on our condo balcony to hide the air conditioner pipes and dryer vent. Let’s see if we can get a third year out of it!
Spring is finally here in full swing.
The temperatures are still a bit cool but it was enough to pull out all of my pots for this year’s balcony garden.
And let this be known that this is the last photo I will ever take of that awful old barbecue. It has now moved on to new pastures. Well the dump anyway.
After all the talk of vertical gardens and vegetables, I am going to do things a bit more simply this year. All flowers, a few herbs and one pepper plant.
Well it’s been a few weeks and still no sign.
Perhaps I’ll make more guacamole and start again. This seed ain’t chatting anytime by the looks of it.
My newest garden seems to be weathering the dry conditions.
I wanted to start something that will be hardy and self-sustaining. Lots of rubeckia and delphinium. Not sure what else is going in there yet but am open to suggestions!
I was dubious about this strawberry in a basket deal but it appears to be working. Here is our first actually red strawberry and the blossoms that are spouting out of the top of the planter are ready to rock anytime.
My house plants are looking for a new home.
Well some new planters anyway. It was a bountiful winter with lots of sun in our condo so all the plants have grown and grown. But now they all need new pots and quick.
I am having trouble finding something beyond the old clay pot. I’m on the hunt for some new homes for these green guys.
For example my aloe is in a great glass planter I got as a gift from a great plant shop on Queen Street here in Toronto.
I’ll be stopping there soon but I’ve also found some nice stuff at West Elm.
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There is this as well.
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And of course, when in doubt I generally end up at Ikea.
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This one is nice as well
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Nothing is really jumping out at me though. Anyone have any recommendations for shops in Toronto?
I bought a tiny little aloe plant at a church sale a few months back thinking it would likely not survive, let alone grow.
Oh how wrong I was. Despite having little to no luck with them in the past I seem to have created the right conditions for this one.
It sits on my little wobbly nightstand next to whatever pile of books I am working on, my lamp, the “charming” bowl I made in pottery class at the Gardiner Museum and my 1985 Sony Dream Machine which is still ticking. Well not ticking but you get what I mean.
So other than sunburns, which are few and far between in a Canadian winter, what do I do with it?
I’ll take any and all suggestions. In the meantime I’ll do a little research on the subject to find out more. I’m also wondering if I should transplant it now or wait until the spring?
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