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Tag Archives: greenhouses
A False Utopia
Now I do understand the complexity and necessity of the garden ecosystem. I do. But if I am being completely honest, a part of me was a little excited about the greenhouse possibly affording a somewhat more sanitized gardening experience. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, greenhouses, organic, organic, organic farming, urban farming, Vancouver
Tagged aphids, black cherry, cherokee purple, green zebra, greenhouse, greenhouses, sun sugar, tomatoes
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Genius or Gimmick?
Like many of us, I have been curious about the recent upside-down gardening fad, but have been reluctant to jump in. Until, that is, I realized a bought a greenhouse which had, until last week, several metres of unused space, … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, organic, Uncategorized, Vancouver
Tagged carrots, container gardening, greenhouse, greenhouses, row cover, rust fly, tomatoes, upside down gardening
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A Practical Elegance
Some of you will remember my aesthetically unpleasing yet wonderfully utilitarian apparatus from Lee Valley. It was pressed into service again this year; for more information please click here. Here we have the crowd pleasing sugar snap peas alongside some … Continue reading
My Very Own Happy Place
My husband is known for his all-or-nothing, go-hard-or-go-home approach to, well, pretty much everything. When he set his mind putting up a greenhouse, only the best would do. And we found it at BC Greenhouses. Preparing for a good quality … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, greenhouse, organic, organic, urban farming
Tagged BC Green Houses, foundation, foundations, glass greenhouse, greenhouse, greenhouse foundation, greenhouses
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Sophie’s Choice
Well, the “World’s Best Husband” has planned to get me a greenhouse for our wedding anniversary! And I found the perfect place for it-exactly where my present day garden sits (of course!). So this has involved moving the garden several … Continue reading
