Flower power

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjEKyShUOamxL_0-GSFqrhJOClV_IIIYoc4loLIsnF78z_CbHkod2uLKf7qyswAiUd77Xr8r-HCrn6CDnlmKD-MGlvPk3TUWgPblF5nxMjN6lESGp4l3PTmw0Ov8wPY4tqipLkLhD6aw/s1600/DSC06816.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504261401358059042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjEKyShUOamxL_0-GSFqrhJOClV_IIIYoc4loLIsnF78z_CbHkod2uLKf7qyswAiUd77Xr8r-HCrn6CDnlmKD-MGlvPk3TUWgPblF5nxMjN6lESGp4l3PTmw0Ov8wPY4tqipLkLhD6aw/s400/DSC06816.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I just had to show you how my baskets and window box have come a long long way since they were planted back at the end of May.Above is how they look today , all lush and full and below oh so long ago.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQsx80Xbpm1nE9pZbG2GWkaCz2gvyMa6joO7OwHkg3v_4yBAeJ_pmcEt_gIkWa5MU6-Y_SufnvoqqE-jOAFwK1fEgxT5juY1NL6KT3mFxktE4B5i47kiJ57K0sdnGUXqz6g_J_wUyZf0/s1600/DSC04830.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504261093788725842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQsx80Xbpm1nE9pZbG2GWkaCz2gvyMa6joO7OwHkg3v_4yBAeJ_pmcEt_gIkWa5MU6-Y_SufnvoqqE-jOAFwK1fEgxT5juY1NL6KT3mFxktE4B5i47kiJ57K0sdnGUXqz6g_J_wUyZf0/s400/DSC04830.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> And here day 1 , sad and piddly , but I had faith that time and miracle grow would work wonders .<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uLZcQ6npJkN5-JO_67FwcqvIdQvZK2XqzjMmIiaJWmOeEqn0gttaYtuF2yOqDryMAO85rM2OKN5HvXYKiIU710ehTS2HcsWuP4yvC0q28otCyEG5fg8_kMiAJt9HejUU3RcoleDsO4I/s1600/DSC04849.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXJqq0enKfn32syDFEzlJPSgItz67xxfxmGgwNF3yRQOHtwQ6SMYjvDBYto01h5cBDkI2Qr1ahiMD1tFDtjSr4PuWIO50ZJTVGWzFFqFmi2MI4juJifMK6pRRWn1X0IRcfQhrrstcgkM/s1600/DSC06811.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260396892030290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXJqq0enKfn32syDFEzlJPSgItz67xxfxmGgwNF3yRQOHtwQ6SMYjvDBYto01h5cBDkI2Qr1ahiMD1tFDtjSr4PuWIO50ZJTVGWzFFqFmi2MI4juJifMK6pRRWn1X0IRcfQhrrstcgkM/s400/DSC06811.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Much nicer today than the first day I planted them wouldn't you say .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b2l-wHlVvTBO2TSuVvGzjaGxB7n-uNV-nf-4wHeGaTTthyphenhyphenpQMs04knrcK5EnmwUWmB040616-Hiip1U7gZDawWX_KijaOtNrED6bv1YjJNTNHcSKrRUkCD8LMMknrL4sugvusjajTrU/s1600/DSC04866g.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260082050400658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b2l-wHlVvTBO2TSuVvGzjaGxB7n-uNV-nf-4wHeGaTTthyphenhyphenpQMs04knrcK5EnmwUWmB040616-Hiip1U7gZDawWX_KijaOtNrED6bv1YjJNTNHcSKrRUkCD8LMMknrL4sugvusjajTrU/s400/DSC04866g.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Oh late spring , such sad little babies but now full grown and lush.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMmNbGcugZ9mgP97k5GO7dLWk3LkgXYG6qBF06owHy5B2Ydi0iBNqLAxDhMIbpzsjqzmtx1Hqv_vb6Rq9cP6AF-oZFAOPV-i3mmCN6POwQ4y1g415gFL7hL475384YAlJniFwQ3W5F_c/s1600/DSC06810.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260070830935522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMmNbGcugZ9mgP97k5GO7dLWk3LkgXYG6qBF06owHy5B2Ydi0iBNqLAxDhMIbpzsjqzmtx1Hqv_vb6Rq9cP6AF-oZFAOPV-i3mmCN6POwQ4y1g415gFL7hL475384YAlJniFwQ3W5F_c/s400/DSC06810.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 379px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8p5kpomzgcrZQduuKe1YlXKNehDd9aM5LfLea5yzK_Nn2mzwWY6QFuqbjXCYr16WKEIcUAU1nR6aaEq_qJT8l58r_q4aZucnN1-ySPrGnDzxmVeL8kEFpnHX3OZLQniaYedFMKMHBec/s1600/DSC06817.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260064805850482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8p5kpomzgcrZQduuKe1YlXKNehDd9aM5LfLea5yzK_Nn2mzwWY6QFuqbjXCYr16WKEIcUAU1nR6aaEq_qJT8l58r_q4aZucnN1-ySPrGnDzxmVeL8kEFpnHX3OZLQniaYedFMKMHBec/s400/DSC06817.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We are nearly finished the front pathway , we have made it all the way to the sidewalk and over to the driveway as well , now we just need to find a free weekend to finish off the few remaining pieces to fill in the path and to create a nice generous walkway, then I will try the moss growth encourager method of applying yogurt and moss .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUM0-dWwGZAz35whZxAqFOZWE9oot6DXh9qodpfZ7j8U5wg2PWqxpXRvIsQzB1LN7XD8WPB27zS9UhhtZQF6kz8OK6VEgzfen8LJ52kzKILKpcUf0fHnfwiQiwchJvHsOTjBAQmV4fJw/s1600/DSC06809.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260060879477970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUM0-dWwGZAz35whZxAqFOZWE9oot6DXh9qodpfZ7j8U5wg2PWqxpXRvIsQzB1LN7XD8WPB27zS9UhhtZQF6kz8OK6VEgzfen8LJ52kzKILKpcUf0fHnfwiQiwchJvHsOTjBAQmV4fJw/s400/DSC06809.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This has been one of the most consistently hot summer ever , it feels more like Florida here than Ontario these days.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmgYHpBxeepygmpKLo_Yod_5OLWvgu0b-DxgVzumk22sZxhkvAmO_LOmUwOlsMEra3uM63mrsMJxLLtcNna-1adyaiVxtvq0-BmocyqkF38gqOAI_zmRSnHiPKcOXXNgo6GCV7ExITDI/s1600/DSC06812.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504260051621525042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmgYHpBxeepygmpKLo_Yod_5OLWvgu0b-DxgVzumk22sZxhkvAmO_LOmUwOlsMEra3uM63mrsMJxLLtcNna-1adyaiVxtvq0-BmocyqkF38gqOAI_zmRSnHiPKcOXXNgo6GCV7ExITDI/s400/DSC06812.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Happy gardening.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Flower power

I just had to show you how my baskets and window box have come a long long way since they were planted back at the end of May.Above is how ...

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The Gardens Bloom

<span style="font-size:180%;">2009 snapshots of the gardens</span>. By no means am I a gardener , but I do love the fresh look of my gardens <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">especially</span> this year, the front has really bloomed and is filling in nicely . It has proven to be a nice front yard to garden as it is quite a small city lot , I opted to remove all of the grass from our front to plant it all and to add a lot of dry riverbed rocks, low maintenance, just my style , Miracle Grow is always a staple to my gardens <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">success</span> , and mulch to keep those weeds at bay. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOPpqKI-We14hv-9tAL-8QVnSmGGQDBkLq9JPALHn7RtjvYEGEB8I9196SwilVWEhSy_0vqgnY0qjjiaeZsznib9h8yCO-fLoGO0zkJWH3eMk5-5UGVIs10oiBDEH8YlU-oMvSREwOk4s/s1600-h/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356158129517678194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOPpqKI-We14hv-9tAL-8QVnSmGGQDBkLq9JPALHn7RtjvYEGEB8I9196SwilVWEhSy_0vqgnY0qjjiaeZsznib9h8yCO-fLoGO0zkJWH3eMk5-5UGVIs10oiBDEH8YlU-oMvSREwOk4s/s400/Picnik+collage.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Window box scape , it changes every year .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZul0hwxQ2j1laxiuoqkC_f0_dwXd18AIUk1ECllhcrnLcyC7L5h_HA0K_UtN7Wztet86NaiXpQuQ9IRyTTaa4Mk4GYhl3OD2335gtgVQ_N_ZlGOGH6ust4w9uWHfJJSD6BP562eeL0H_/s1600-h/exterior+picnik+collage.jpg"></a>2007 2008<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45Xohn5_LA3ixPCy5qEXxfKl9TJeCsd1_Q5QmMiQdoOzhkiRnmMoGSyVVKlbwtpDIBj2QuWxZHdih-l4u9onj7P7YiexknJZl1qXjjP25pFLFxDYUOSpcX9_LLknVKVLif9cH81Jzgljb/s1600-h/Picnik+collageflowerbox.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356156846999128162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45Xohn5_LA3ixPCy5qEXxfKl9TJeCsd1_Q5QmMiQdoOzhkiRnmMoGSyVVKlbwtpDIBj2QuWxZHdih-l4u9onj7P7YiexknJZl1qXjjP25pFLFxDYUOSpcX9_LLknVKVLif9cH81Jzgljb/s400/Picnik+collageflowerbox.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> 2008 2009<br /><br /><br /><div>See how it evolves over three years, the siding below the window box from this year is by far to me the best choice , and the larger blue brackets may be to some a bold choice but they are one of the touches that has created a relaxed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">beachy</span> exterior , I went back and forth about going with the blue and I am so happy I did , sometimes it is the cheeky decisions that make the best impact.</div></div></div>

The Gardens Bloom

2009 snapshots of the gardens . By no means am I a gardener , but I do love the fresh look of my gardens especially this year, the front ha...

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