This year we are starting our first garden! I come from a long line of expert gardeners in my family but my skills are somewhat non existent (I'm hoping that's just from lack of practice:)
We have a nice deck at our place that gets a LOT of sun so we are hoping our garden will be a success. We're planning on mostly growing edibles (lots of veggies, fruit and herbs) with a few types of flowers for a nice aesthetic.
Our first trip to Garden Works was a shock when I discovered how much those fancy cedar planter boxes cost!! Luckily I have a very handy husband who has made some beautiful planters out of old pallet jacks at his warehouse-throw some stain on them and they look great! We're also going to be checking out craigslist alot(like i need an excuse) if we want to get some nice pots/lattice etc.
So what we've started doing is germinating some seeds indoors to get them started. What we have so far is marjoram, dill, rosemary, chevril and parsley for the herbs, and corn, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and squash for the veggies:)
They've been germinating for a few days now and just today my zucchini is starting to sprout, how exciting!
I'll update more later with how our garden on the cheap is coming along...with pictures!
Meagan, Shawn and 'The Gang'
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Return to Blogland!
Hello Everyone!
Well it seems I'm very slow at this blogging thing....I'm hoping to post more often now!
We had a pretty uneventful January, a lot of lead up to the Olympics for me as I work for RBC (one of the main sponsors). Shawn was also very busy at work as he works in the beer industry and they are definitely in demand right now;)
Now that the Olympics are here it's been pretty incredible! At first I wasn't all that enthused about Vancouver hosting such a big event but now that they're here it's been alot of fun. People are smiling at each other on the streets and just generally being friendlier, it's very different from the Vancouver we're used to! Shawn and I haven't been to any events (can't afford it) but we have gone downtown to check out the scene and just soak everything in. We're hoping to go a few more times before the Games end. I've taken a bunch of pictures and will post them in a few more days.
The Olympics are certainly a great vehicle to showcase our city in it's entirety. I hope that the international coverage shows a clear picture of the poverty, homelessness and drug abuse in our city as much as it shows the beauty here. I truly hope that the legacy of this time will work to improve our city and not just sweep the ugly parts under the rug. I guess time will tell..
Pictures to come!
Meagan
Well it seems I'm very slow at this blogging thing....I'm hoping to post more often now!
We had a pretty uneventful January, a lot of lead up to the Olympics for me as I work for RBC (one of the main sponsors). Shawn was also very busy at work as he works in the beer industry and they are definitely in demand right now;)
Now that the Olympics are here it's been pretty incredible! At first I wasn't all that enthused about Vancouver hosting such a big event but now that they're here it's been alot of fun. People are smiling at each other on the streets and just generally being friendlier, it's very different from the Vancouver we're used to! Shawn and I haven't been to any events (can't afford it) but we have gone downtown to check out the scene and just soak everything in. We're hoping to go a few more times before the Games end. I've taken a bunch of pictures and will post them in a few more days.
The Olympics are certainly a great vehicle to showcase our city in it's entirety. I hope that the international coverage shows a clear picture of the poverty, homelessness and drug abuse in our city as much as it shows the beauty here. I truly hope that the legacy of this time will work to improve our city and not just sweep the ugly parts under the rug. I guess time will tell..
Pictures to come!
Meagan
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