Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gardening. Show all posts
Sunday, May 17, 2026

The Day My Neighbour Turned His Garden Into a Spa (and Made Me Look Lazy)

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It started, as many good ideas do, with my next door neighbour. “A great way to spice up your garden,” he told me, “is to add a fountain.”...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Confessions of a Reluctant Gardener: How I Accidentally Became a Container Gardener

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 Let me start with a confession. I do not have a green thumb. I have what I like to call a “lightly tinted beige thumb”, the kind that h...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Gardening with Grandkids: A Grandparent's Guide to Mud, Miracle-Gro, and Making Memories

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 Let me tell you something I've learned after years of gardening with my grandchildren. You don't need to be a master gardener. You ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Confessions of a Non-Gardener Married to a Gardener

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 Let me start with a confession. My wife is the gardener in our family. She plans. She plants.  She whispers encouragement to wilting tomato...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Conatiner gardens

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April Showers bring May flowers and so as we cast our minds to Spring and gardening. Some of us don’t have the room to have a big garden, bu...
Saturday, May 4, 2024

A Beginner's Guide to Organic Vegetable Gardening for Seniors

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Have you been looking for a new hobby that allows you to spend time outdoors, stay active, and enjoy the fruits (or vegetables) of your labo...
Friday, May 3, 2024

Create a Garden Oasis in Your Small Space: A Guide for Seniors

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Just because you have downsized to a smaller living space, it doesn’t mean you have to give up your love for gardening. With a few creative ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Gardening: A Beginner's Journey to Wellness and Joy in Senior Years

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As we age, it's essential to find activities that not only keep us physically active but also nurture our mental well-being. One such ac...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Embracing the Beauty: A Guide to Container Gardening for Beginners

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Have you ever dreamed of bringing the lush greenery of a garden into your home, but felt intimidated by the thought of managing a full-blown...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

Butterflies

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  Every spring the butterflies come back to my garden, not in droves but enough to make me stop what I am doing and watch them flying around...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Poems about dandelions

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Yellow Mayne on a bed of bright green Welcomes the sun into its bower Deep taproots aerate the soil unseen When raindrops fall in heav...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Things I did not know about dandelions 2

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 Dandelions are among the most expensive items in the grocery store. Shops sell dried roots as a no-caffeine coffee substitute – for $31.75 ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Things I ddi not know about the dandelion 1

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Although it’s often dismissed as little more than a stubborn lawn weed, dandelions have deep roots in history throughout the ages. Ancient E...