In this episode . . .
The great fence drama of 2023, and why a chain-link fence can be a wonderful thing. First strawflowers and blueberries. Borage abounds. Pinching dahlias. A return to broccoli.
Gardens I visited last weekend: Artemesia Daylilies and Fiddlehead Nursery — they’re just down the road from each other and both well worth visiting if you find yourself in Simcoe-Grey County.
Otherwise this week, I’m . . .
Savouring: The scent of freshly harvested tulsi. My delicate Shirley poppy in its vase. (Singe the tip of a poppy’s stem for seven to ten seconds for a longer vase life.)
Tending: Weeding, tying up tomatoes, thinning some plants that have gotten a little out of hand. (Ahem, borage.)
Harvesting: Cut flower bouquets with echinops, sea holly, yarrrow, snapdragons, mint, drumstick alliums, and cerinthe. Also lettuce, snap peas, lavender, raspberries, mulberries, the first blueberry. Basil, especially large bunches of tulsi to dry for Albany Garden tea.
Cross-pollination
I don’t follow many YouTubers, but if do enjoy Katrina’s allotment tours at @homegrown.garden. She’s in Nottingham, UK, at a historic community garden, St. Ann’s, and her videos manage to be both soothing and inspiring.
Until next week!
Jen
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