Fall 2014 To-Do List

Fall 2014 To-Do List

Also known as the Make-Work List. 🙂 Erick and I are still new to the whole homeownership game, and this is our first real fall in the house. (We moved last November, so we missed fall by a month – and if you live in Canada, you understand that November is so NOT...
You say “daylia”, I say “dahlia”

You say “daylia”, I say “dahlia”

But we all say “wow!” when the full, rich blooms open at this time of year!It was my first year growing dahlias (my first year growing a garden, to be exact). I was spurred into this fledgling hobby by my Aunt Sheila and Uncle George, who are expert...
Late-Spring Garden Tour 2014

Late-Spring Garden Tour 2014

When I started up F & N this winter (or re-started, I should say), one of my plans was to use this blog as a kind of garden journal. This is Erick’s and my first spring in our first house so we’ve been looking forward to seeing our garden bloom. I...
A plethora of planters

A plethora of planters

Well, ok, only 3 1/2, but it felt like a lot when I was lugging soil and rocks to the car! My story begins one fateful day one day when my mom asked me if I wanted some used planters from their garage. Since they are eager to get rid of junk stuff and I have no budget...