May 27th, 2008
Mint has got to be one of the easiest plants to grow. Just plop it into some reasonably rich soil in a reasonably sunny spot and watch it take over. Evidence of its opportunistic habit probably lives in your garden right now. It certainly does in mine. The ‘Chocolate Mint’ I attempted to [...]
May 23rd, 2008
Hand Blown Glass Posy Pin
I picked up this teeny, tiny hand blown glass posy pin on my way back from lunch this afternoon. See how fast I am? Quick like lightening!
I was apprehensive about pining a small water-filled vase to my chest but it really does hold the water. I tried all kinds of bending over actions that [...]
May 23rd, 2008
CBC News at Six
The CBC News at Six sent over videographer Michael Dick this morning to shoot a segment on the rising trend in growing food gardens on roof tops for what I believe is tonight’s news. I guess I should have asked.
It was still cold and windy on the roof by noon but the sun has [...]
May 22nd, 2008
Chaos on the Roof: A Before
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This is what the roof looked like last Friday shortly after we had commenced project The Best and Most Ass Kicking the Roof Garden Has Ever Been, EVER 2008. High winds on the roof have made me a little fearful of getting up on a ladder to take and [...]
May 21st, 2008
Yoga for Gardeners
Spring is such a high-impact time in the garden that I figure this yoga series geared towards the aches and pains caused by repetitive physical activity in the garden just might be in order for a good many of us today.
Too bad they don’t have a corresponding pose for this morning’s back injury, hauling [...]
May 20th, 2008
All the heavy bags I carried up to the roof [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
Thankfully Davin showed just in time to carry 4 or 5 bags. I pixelated cause I don't want to be an advertisement for a container soil brand. It's an all-right brand... the best I can find in these parts but certainly not the best I have seen.
May 18th, 2008
Community Garden Harvest (May18 2008) [Flickr]
May 18th, 2008
crazy [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
This cat lives near the community garden and comes to visit us when we are there. He is nuts, rolling around spastically... which is why we call him "Crazy."
May 18th, 2008
forecast calls for rain [Flickr]
May 17th, 2008
New York Photo Awards 2008
Congratulations to the winners, announced last night, of the inaugural New York Photo Awards.
Student Personal Fine Art Series - Anna Skladman
Student Personal Fine Art Single Image - Alana Celii
Student Book - Tiana Markova-Gold
Student Editorial Series - Tobias Kruse
Student Editorial Single Image - Gratiane de Moustier
Multimedia - Photo/Audio - Two Winners…”The Ninth Floor” by Jessica Dimmock [...]
May 16th, 2008
Chalkboard on the Roof [Flickr]
May 16th, 2008
Project The Best and Most Ass Kicking the Roof Garden Has Ever Been, EVER 2008
While the street garden and the community garden plot are both merrily on their way the roof is a disaster. I started an assortment of edibles a while back amidst the chaos with the intent of organizing it, and then didn’t. When the local television stations starting calling about coming to shoot the [...]






