Vegetables on the wood frame of a raised garden bed. Red potatoes covered in dirt at the front, next to a yellow zucchini, and a head of broccoli behind.

Heading to the garden for dinner 😋 Nearly the last of the broccoli, zucchini a going strong, and potatoes just starting to get picked. Definitely the season of abundance!

#gardensky #vegetablegarden #zone3garden

A hand holding a clear plastic container nearly overflowing with red raspberries. The raspberry patch is in the background in the evening sun with a blue sky.

Another day, another 700g of raspberries for the freezer 😋

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A head of broccoli and a handful of dill

Off to the garden for part of dinner, broccoli and dill for a yogurt dip.

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Raised bed growing onions and a lot of weeds.

After weeding - onions only

Sunshine after rain is the best time to get some weeding done in the garden - before and after in the onion patch.
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A plastic container full of raspberries being held in front of a patch of raspberry plants.

First raspberry harvest of the season - we’re going to need a bigger bowl.

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#growyourownfruit
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A floral arrangement in a vintage white ceramic vase with green and blue accents. The flowers are mostly pink and white, with peonies, speedwells, yarrow, clovers, zinnias, foxtail barley, and another grass I’m not sure of.

This week’s haphazard backyard floral arrangement. We’re getting more planted flowers blooming (peonies, speedwells, zinnias) but I’m not good at growing them to have long enough stems for cut flowers. Anyone with tips to share?

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#fortstjohn

A hand holding an enormous bundle of flat leaf parsley picked from the garden bed in the background.

In hindsight, 6 parsley plants is about 5 too many.
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Perennial flower plants growing in a corner of my backyard - peony with dark pink flowers in the back, monkshood on either side, and asiatic lilies with orange flowers in the front.

One of my fave spots in the garden, 12 year old peony was there first and the rest has been added through the years. The lilies are so lovely and cheerful and I want to add them everywhere!

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6 raised wooden garden beds growing a variety of vegetables.

Veggie garden update - still firmly in asparagus, kale, and herb season. Squash seem to be doubling in size weekly and are starting to flower. Peas netted to keep the birds away.

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Photo of a potted lemon balm plant in the sunshine

This little #LemonBalm plant was purchased last summer and lived on my balcony until fall. Then I re-potted it and placed in my apartment for the winter with some grow lights. It survived! Now it’s loving the outdoor life once again on my balcony! #apartmentlife #garden #herbgarden #zone3garden

A flower arrangement of wildflowers/weeds like daisy, birds foot trefoil, yellow sweet clover, and some grasses, along with peonies, lupine, and cloves. All in a handmade vintage ceramic vase, mostly white with some green/blue/brown accents.

Most recent chaotic arrangement from my garden - mostly weeds/wildflowers with a few cultivated additions - peony, chives, lupins.
#flowerarrangement
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A chaotic bouquet of purple, white, and yellow flowers in a vintage handmade white ceramic vase.

First flowers of the season - I like chaotic arrangements so I don’t get too fussy with them. A mix of cultivated (lupines, Siberian iris, chives, ninebark) and weeds/wildflowers (yarrow, sweet clover, daisy) from my backyard. In a hand-me-down vase.

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The book “A Shadow Crown” by Melissa Blair held up in front of raised garden beds.

It’s been raining for 2 days straight so I took advantage of a break in the clouds to get some fresh air and check on the rain barrels (full) and veggie garden (growing nicely). Then back to reading ✌️
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A cherry tomato plant growing in a bucket

Gotta love a tomato plant who's so obviously happy to be alive 🥰

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A feral brassica, possibly gai lan, growing in a small clump of baby seedlings with the first true lead no bigger than a thumbnail and distinctive brassica cotyledons

Bright burgundy red leaves on a two year old seedling apples tree, contrasted by a nearby dandelion flower

A row of purple and green leaves from young brassicas planted along drip irrigation

A dozen flats of seedlings arranged in a deck with spaces between, so the three visible cats can jump between them likes pieces on a chessboard

More rain, good for the garden and a relief after years of wildfires. Water means growth and new things in the garden daily: feral maybe-gai-lan, some red leaved seedling apples, and salad greens coming along. Our last frost may be done, finally time to plant tomatoes and peppers 🌱

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A ferny single peony shoot starting up through a nest of leaves from bulbs

A tiny red peony shoot just making it above the mulch

The distinctive not-quite-closed looking apical bud of a seedling ash tree just thinking about opening

The distinctive down-drooping tiny just-opening leaves of an elm seedling

Making friends with three kinds of new-to-me plants this spring: peonies, ash, and elm.

🌱

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Found some violas popping out of my #seedsnaîls - the snow needs to stop so I can get these outside! #zone3garden #gardeningincanada
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Eighteen seedling containers on a table in front of the window. Four have celery sprouts, one has a single pepper sprout, 13 just have soil.

Not an auspicious start for #Garden2025. Three weeks ago, we planted 14 containers with 2 hot pepper seeds each. We got 1 sprout. This weekend, we replanted 13 containers with 4 seeds each (a variety of peppers.) We're either going to have a pepper explosion or be stuck buying them. #Zone3Garden

Onions have officially been started here! Always feels so weird to be starting seeds when it is so cold outside
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