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Seen Last Week

April 9, 2021April 7, 2021

This past week was a busy one for seeing new things in the garden.

Tags birds, flowers, gardening, gardens, snakes, spring, veggie garden

Gardening Thoughts

March 31, 2021

The other day I was digging in the garden, turning over the cover crop in the raised beds and burying it under a layer of … Read more

Tags chores, correlation, cover crop, depression, gardening, health, pandemic, spring, veggie garden, weather

No Drought This Year

May 20, 2020

This year is shaping up to be a lot wetter than the last five, which is great for gardeners.

Tags drought, gardening, perennial garden, rain, veggie garden, weather

Gardening in the Time of COVID

May 13, 2020

Gardening is a great combination of therapy and tactile results, especially when you get to eat the garden’s bounty.

Tags COVID-19, gardening, harvest, mental health, outdoors, pandemic, plants, therapy, veggie garden

Gardening During a Drought

December 2, 2019August 7, 2019

Lately I’ve been wondering if gardening is a frivolous activity.

Tags climate change, drought, ecosystems, flowers, gardening, perennial garden, summer, veggie garden, water management, watering, wells

Drought Hits Close to Home

December 2, 2019June 26, 2019

Last week I wrote about drought in the Cowichan Valley. This week that drought has hit home. We live in a rural area, which means … Read more

Tags cisterns, climate change, Cowichan Valley, drought, gardening, groundwater, groundwater wells, veggie garden, watering, weather, well maintenance, wells

Home for a Rest Part II

December 2, 2019May 15, 2019

Life is not going as planned as I continue to deal with the fallout from my high episode.

Tags bipolar, gardening, medication, mental health, mental illness, pickling, preserving, psychiatrist, veggie garden

Mental Health Break: Photography and Reading

December 2, 2019May 30, 2018

The past two weeks have been pretty bad in terms of mental health. I’ve decided to cut down my Twitter and Facebook time even more. … Read more

Tags book review, books, flowers, gardening, mental health, nature, perennial garden, reading, social media, veggie garden

Bad Things Come in Threes

December 2, 2019May 2, 2018

My veggie garden is overrun with weeds. Not just a few here and there, but mats of weeds invading each raised bed. There are a … Read more

Tags bipolar, dogs, gardening, injury, knee injury, mental health, mental illness, veggie garden

Progress

December 2, 2019April 25, 2018

Yesterday I got the OK to start putting more weight on my injured leg. Looking forward to getting out in the garden to start weeding … Read more

Tags gardening, injury, knee injury, outdoors, spring, talismans, treasures, veggie garden, walking, work
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