Monthly Archives: March 2010

Wordless Wednesday: The Littlest Bloom.

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Laura
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I dig it.

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Laura

“The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfilment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall. “ Helen Garner I had a goal this weekend to dig.Dirt, that is.We got … Continue reading →

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Scattered along the driveway

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Laura

My love hate relationship with the pots has begun for the year.I absolutely love when perennials are intermixed with bulbs and annuals.A pot is at it’s best stuffed full of beautiful blooms and spilling over with foliage.But spring brings a … Continue reading →

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Mini me!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Laura

This week was a regular spring mix of hard work,sweat,occasional cursing,and of course exhaustion.In between bouts of rain that is.I went through the back beds.Finished pulling the prickly wild rose (insert cursing here)Leaving room for the Poppies to stretch out … Continue reading →

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The perennial shuffle.

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Laura

A few plants have been relocated over the weekend.The Pasque flower was moved to underplant the Mock Orange.It’s vacated spot, the perfect place for some summer time Dahlia’s.Once the weather warms up a little more,I’ll dig in the tubers, just … Continue reading →

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Week end Wrap up.

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Laura

I managed my spare time well this weekend.I got a bit of spring planting done with the kids on the front patio.Did the perennial shuffle around the front garden.I even made time in the back to get a few things … Continue reading →

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And so begins this years patio garden

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Laura

We here at the Dandelion Wrangler spent the first official weekend of spring taking back the front patio from the grip of winter blah.The kids helped me pick out some lovelys from the garden store.Combined with some recent thrift store … Continue reading →

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The calendar agrees!

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Laura

“I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” ~Ruth StoutFinally the calendar is matching up with what the plants have been telling us for a while now. Spring is here!

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Wordeless Wednesday: A Break in the Rain.

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Laura
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Port Coquitlam in Bloom.

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Laura

On almost every block, the flowers of spring are blooming.As it should be, it starts in the trees.My love for Cherry Blossom’s started young.Our street was lined with their elegant frames.The tree’s would bloom in pairs, an effect of their … Continue reading →

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