Peachy-keen Nasturtium ‘Glorious Gleam’
The colour, flavour, and my mood of this past weekend can be summed as “just peachy.” I was enjoying the fruits and flowers of the season in a country garden.
I was at my mom’s place in the eastern Fraser Valley and photographed, admittedly with envy, her floriferous nasturtiums and feasted on [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Just Peachy
Posted in Flowers, Other gardens, Photography, Rural longings on August 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
~ Enjoying the last (?) of the nasturtium blossoms
Posted in Celebrate, Flowers, Photography on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Caution: you may need sunglasses to view this bright orange blossom. This variety really lives up to its name, “Glorious Gleam.”
And if this really is the last flower of the summer, I can always knit some nasturtium socks (scroll down the page under free patterns).
~ International Kitchen Garden Day 2007
Posted in Celebrate, Farm, Food, Fun stuff, KGI on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As the email I received this morning reminded me, our big day is just around the corner. And of course, I’m not prepared.
What are you going to do on Kitchen Garden Day, August 26th, 2007?
I’m going to plant the last of my 2007 crops: arugula, cilantro, corn salad and winter lettuce. (More details in a [...]
Another nasturtium photo
Posted in Diary, Photography on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Nasturtium glamour shot
Taken after I read the camera user guide. Yes, it pays to read all the fine print in the manual.
Lonely, only child
Posted in Diary, Flowers, Photography on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The first nasturtium flower burst into bloom early yesterday morning and I captured the moment with some photos. I fear this first-born may be the only-born. None of the other dozen plants have significant flower buds, although I remain hopeful.
I’m not happy with the quality of the photos but this is the best detail I [...]
Sowing seeds in mid-August
Posted in Sowing on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had this information on a page since the beginning of the month but because we’re now just past the middle of August, I thought I’d republish it as a post in case it’s been overlooked. According to my blog stats, people are finding this site by using Google phrases like “sowing seeds in summer” [...]
Festival of the trees
Posted in Blogroll, Learning on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Much as this woman and her dog desperately need a shade tree on these hot summer days, I unfortunately cannot grow one on my balcony. I can, however, promote an arboreal blog carnival: The Festival of The Trees. I’ve added a button linking to the coordinating blog at the end of the links section.
~ Nasturtium progress report
Posted in Diary, Photography on August 8, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I sowed two varieties of nasturtium seeds on June 20th, 7 weeks ago. All the seeds germinated by day 10 and now after 49 days of coddling, these are the survivors and thrivers. Several plants succumbed to heat-stroke and a couple provided tasty munching for plump worm-like bugs that I hope were, in turn, food [...]
~ From 10 commandments to “factor inputs and externalities”
Posted in Learning, Sustainability on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just after I finished writing the previous post, I visited my favourite urban gardener’s blog (she’s my inspiration to keep trying to grow my own, albeit on a much smaller scale) and read a complementary post that also really challenges my thinking and way of doing things.
Please do check out Gayla’s thoughtful analysis. I agree [...]
~ 10 Commandments of Eco-Gardening
Posted in Sustainability on August 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Photo credit: MEC’s Green Roof
Today, via Treehugger, always an abundant source of green advice, I discovered the Times Online’s 10 Commandments for Eco-Gardeners. Here is the short form of the list:
1. Thou shalt conserve water.
2. Thou shalt put the right plant in the right place
3. Thou shalt not use peat.
4. Thou shalt recycle [...]
