Cutting off the deck

Our deck along the back of the house is/was 20 feet long. It has covered over the basement window where the bedroom/my office is. Philip made the recommendation that we take one end of the deck off to provide light and create a garden. So he went to work, and in no time flat the…

Spring is arriving

Out here on the prairies, we know that even though the snow is melting, a new snowstorm is still possible as yesterday demonstrated. However, that doesn’t mean we aren’t dreaming about the warming ground and an expected garden development for this year. Wendy and I headed off to the garden center the other day after…

Putting down roots

While the temperatures were rising the snow was falling – yes indeed today turned out to be more of a snow event than first forecast, but we were not detered. We ventured out to, of all places, the garden center. Lots of Christmas decorations were not left over… looks like it was a good year…