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December 29, 2018December 28, 2018Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – Christmas Week, Then and Now

Year to year, the weather at the end of December is totally unpredictable!

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August 26, 2018August 24, 2018Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Fallen Flower

August 19, 2018Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday…Context

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – Second Chances and weird beginnings.

Rain has encouraged a growth spurt for some things while volunteer sunflowers and cantaloupe grow tall and strong.

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July 28, 2018July 28, 2018Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – mid summer on an Island

July rain has means a happy garden! Sunflowers, daylilies and Echinacea are all looking great.

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May 18, 2018May 17, 2018Chris Mousseau

Planning for Next Year’s Spring Garden

Now is the time to start planning next spring’s bulb display!

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April 21, 2018Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – receding floodwaters

  After last weekend’s ice pellets and freezing rain came a full day of heavy rain – which stayed on top of the ice and caused quite a bit of flooding in the yard.  Flooding isn’t unusual in the spring here, we have pretty bad overall drainage on the property despite a contractor’s promise several […]

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April 15, 2018April 14, 2018Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – Awakening

Awakening

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January 23, 2018January 22, 2018Chris Mousseau

Pruning Time!

Mid winter is often considered the best time to prune fruit trees: the tree is dormant so sap isn’t running; the cold means insects and fungal diseases aren’t going to enter the cutting wound; there’s no leaves so you can clearly see the branching structure I only have three fruit trees: dwarf sour cherry (Romeo, […]

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December 31, 2017December 30, 2017Chris Mousseau

2017 – The Island Evolution

Earlier this year, during a radio interview, the head of the Toronto Botanical Garden described gardening as a type of performance art.  He was right, of course.  That’s one of the fascinations of a garden – watching it change day to day, week to week, month to month and year to year. Sure, you can […]

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