Category Archives: Herbs, Wildcrafting and other things Earth related

One of the realities of gardening while cohabiting with the local fauna is that things do not always go as planned. Jean had a freshly sprouted planter full of basil on the back porch about two inches high. Earlier this week I received an email saying that every last plant had been eaten overnight. The […]

This post is by way of encouragement for those of you that have been reading and wondering what might be possible on a smaller scale than the almost five acres of Jean’s Garden. If home for you is a condominium or apartment, do not loose heart. There is always the option of container gardening. Jean […]

Three days to summer solstice and then slowly, or not, the wheel will turn towards harvest time and winter again. For now though we can enjoy the summer beauty and enticing scents of all the flora working hard to outshine the competition and attract the local pollinaters. Jean’s garden is full of all kinds of […]

Each visit to Jean’s garden brings fresh delights, a new plant bursting forth in full colour to feed the hummingbirds and bees. The lovage is the light green in the centre of the picture, behind the delphiniums, now taller than I am and the mint filled pots are ready for a project of some kind. […]

Every time I visit Jean’s garden there is something new that I am delighted by, a flower has come into bloom, a new project is underway, some new nurturing thing has been completed to keep the garden feeling cared for. This week it was wizards and irises. With heads gently poking through the blackberry bushes, […]

I had the joy of visiting the well tended garden of the father of a friend of mine the other day. His roots go back to Italy so, basil, rosemary, fig and plum trees and of course tomatoes along with nine types of arugula are a must. He gardens with seeds brought over from the […]

Welcome! Welcome! Jean’s garden is going wild. The chives have popped open and the flowers will make a lovely, colourful addition to salads. The comfrey is in full bloom and will make the compost very happy in future weeks. Everywhere there is life and busily growing plants. The first of the roses are out, the […]

I spent a lovely hour in Jean’s garden Monday. It was delight filled to sit and feel the sun and the wind, hear the birds and the bees and see all the local flora dong their thing after collecting some pictures to show you what in happening to the herbs we have already covered. The […]

The comfrey in Jean’s garden is coming along quickly. Soon the stems which hold the blooms will rise up amongst the leaves adding colourful flowers to the blooming landscape. Comfrey flowers come in shades ranging from white through to purple. This nitrogen loving member of the borage family lives best in moist soil. Some varieties […]

We covered Lovage last week, so I thought I would start by showing off what warmer weather and sun has done in a week, a good eight inches. The chives in the back are almost ready to flower which will make for lovely purple flower garnishes along with the dandelion petals on the left. Our […]