Removable Hanger Covers
Over the long and hot summer I did some crochet sitting in the shady spots in the garden. One of the most popular posts on my site is the crochet covered coat hangers and it seems no matter the time of year … Continued
Spiral Twirlers
Every garden deserves some whimsy and adding twirlers to various places means you can watch them twirl gently in the breeze. I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely summer. Even though I’ve been taking a break from posting … Continued
Enjoying Daycations
We’ve been enjoying the summer weather and getting out and about. For Five on Friday I’m sharing five of the fun places we have been to over the few months .
Flitting In and Out
The birds and critters flit in and out of the garden and sometimes it is a challenge to get a good photo of them. Persistence pays off, and eventually there is a good photo or two of the lens friends. The … Continued
The House Finches
House finches are frequent visitors to the feeders in the garden. They snack on black oil sunflower seed, safflower and mixed bird seed.
Out and About During March
March came in lovely and March is leaving with a rainy day. In between the weather was changeable from ice storms to snow to rain and some nice warm days. We took advantage when we could and got out and about … Continued
Plant Profile: Ligularia
Ligularia, a perennial plant, was added to the garden in May 2015. This plant has yellow daisy like flowers dark green leaves with a purple/reddish underneath. It seems there are different varieties of ligularia. The plant came with the tag Ligularia Praewalskii on … Continued
Purple Hyacinth Beans
Purple hyacinth beans or lablab purpureus. This is an ornamental, annual vine that I grow for the lovely flowers and coloured beans.Plants like full sun and will grow well on a south facing wall. Soil should have good drainage. The interesting … Continued
Rescue Nests
Here is a fantastic project to do some yarn stash busting and help an amazing wildlife cause. I’ve been busy with the crochet hook making rescue nests. Thanks to Nicola at Nicola Knits for sharing this information about the Wildlife Rescue Nests … Continued
Incarvillea delavayl or Hardy Gloxinia
Incarvillea delavayl is known as hardy gloxinia or Chinese trumpet flower. It is frequently sold as flowering ferns, but we know ferns don’t flower and I think they are called this because of the fern like leaves. I got some roots at … Continued
Growing Bags of Potatoes
Nothing beats that taste of homegrown potatoes. Here is how I grew several bags of potatoes, easily and without the back breaking work of digging them up. The past couple of years I’ve grown potatoes in bushel baskets and containers and … Continued
Getting Out and About
February has come and gone with very changeable weather. We try to get out and about when the weather is nice and of course the camera is always a companion. One of the places we drive by and frequently … Continued
Creating a Teacup Tree
I’ve been working on new garden whimsy project. It started with a teacup planter that I purchased recently and it will have some cute crochet teacups displayed in it. I did a fair bit of experimenting with a pattern before … Continued
Garlic and Garlic Chives for G
I love growing garlic chives in the garden, more for the pretty white flowers than the garlic flavoured chives. I also planted some garlic for the first time last Fall. Towards the end of September 2015 I purchased some garlic … Continued
The Harbour Ferries
On our visits to British Columbia one of the things we love to do is take a ride on the harbour ferries or taxis. This is the best way to see the harbour and all the surrounding sights.