herbs

mint

August 20, 2011 by Christina

This is one of my mint patches in the sunshine. Spearmint. It’s growing in three big tubs near the cherry tree. One summer a few years ago while I was working away in the garden, a car suddenly came barrelling down the driveway. A youngish guy jumped out and ran through the gate. He was [. . .]

herbs

April 9, 2011 by Christina

Taking all the little herb plants from their plug trays and potting them up into larger pots full of nutrient rich soil is one of the hundreds of jobs (no wait, thousands of jobs) in the garden right now. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. And Greek Oregano, and Spearmint, Peppermint, Pineapple Mint….Garlic Chives and Regular [. . .]

Christina’s Garden is a small market garden on Mayne Island, one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Salish Sea between Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada.

We put love and care into producing a variety of delicious and nutritious shoots and microgreens for year round sales to Mayne Islanders and folks in Victoria and on the mainland. We also offer a variety of home grown vegetables, seasonal flower bouquets and bedding plants for home gardens at our roadside stand and the Saturday Market on Mayne Island.