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I'm thrilled to see this banana squash thriving this year! Last year, I tried this squash for the first time from a diff...
09/04/2026

I'm thrilled to see this banana squash thriving this year!

Last year, I tried this squash for the first time from a different grower, and my kids loved it! They devoured the soup I made with it, which is quite unusual for them.

This squash will eventually turn pink, so I consider that a win-win.

09/03/2026

This week in flowers 35/52: subscriber bouquets, a wedding, a market, and a Christmas-in-August celebration for the girls who help me out.

Workshop by Erica Erica Weber
Market at Crossmount C***r Company

If you're eager to be out in your yard doing something at this time of year, here's what you can do before official fall...
09/03/2026

If you're eager to be out in your yard doing something at this time of year, here's what you can do before official fall cleanup season starts:

🪴 Replace tired potted plants with mums or celosia
🫘 Start saving seeds in earnest
🏡 Work on any remaining projects around your yard that you’d like to finish before the first snowfall (and pick up any items lying around as you go)
🥀 Remove dead or bug-infested plants

This isn't a time for an excessive garden cleanup. This is simply to make life easier for yourself until the frost arrives, which shouldn't be anytime soon—yay!

📸 Juli Labrecque Photography - Saskatoon

I have a lot of favourite combos, but this is definitely one of my all-time favourites at this time of year! It truly ca...
09/02/2026

I have a lot of favourite combos, but this is definitely one of my all-time favourites at this time of year! It truly captures the essence of the season: a little hint of summer and a little hint of fall.

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If you've always wanted to create beautiful bouquets using flowers from your own garden, check out my book, Bouquets Made Beautiful, to learn my tips & tricks!

📱 Available as an ebook here: https://rootsandblooms.myshopify.com/products/bouquets-made-beautiful-ebook

📖 Or as a physical copy here: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DBDZK9R4/

Here are your weekly garden tasks for September 1st to 7th! It’s still very summery out this year, so you can skip most ...
09/01/2026

Here are your weekly garden tasks for September 1st to 7th! It’s still very summery out this year, so you can skip most of this until later on.

Orach is the plant everyone loves until it self-seeds. With my sandy soil, self-seeding hasn't been much of a problem, b...
09/01/2026

Orach is the plant everyone loves until it self-seeds. With my sandy soil, self-seeding hasn't been much of a problem, but for others, orach can quickly become a w**d!

Apparently, if you harvest orach when it's young, you can eat the leaves, and they taste like spinach. When I tried it, I found them quite bitter, but I might have let them grow for too long.

Do you grow orach in your garden? What's your favourite way to use it?

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