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cosmos

October 21, 2011

cosmos

No better time to look at my bright summery photos of cosmos flowers than a grey-rainy-chilly morning like this one.  The center of a cosmos flower is remarkable, really…..look at that detail!  Nature’s design.  Cosmos are native to Mexico and South America.  I read somewhere that missionary Spanish priests named this plant that grew in  [. . .]

A sweet discovery

October 18, 2011

A sweet discovery

So last week Chris and I went to Vancouver for a day.  There were some chores I needed to do but we made sure we had some time in the afternoon to just enjoy.  We found ourselves in the old neighbourhood near Main Street and happened upon this charming place at the corner of 28th  [. . .]

planting garlic is on our minds

September 26, 2011

planting garlic is on our minds

The seed garlic arrived last week!!   Every September for the past few years, my parents have sent me a nice big box of their gorgeous homegrown garlic for me to use as seed for my yearly garlic crop.  My Dad always does such a careful job of curing it, neatly trimming and cleaning it  [. . .]

amaranth and grapevines

September 11, 2011

amaranth and grapevines

Check out these pails of beautiful amaranth that Shanti at Deacon Vale Farm grew in her garden!  She harvested these for me a couple weeks ago so I could use them for some floral decor at a Mayne Island wedding.  Aren’t they just the most gorgeous thing you’ve ever seen?!  I feel so lucky that  [. . .]

cafe au lait dahlia

September 7, 2011

cafe au lait dahlia

My days are full of flowers right now and I’m loving the stunning ruffly blooms of cafe au lait.  So beautiful.  I planted just 9 plants in a row this spring and I think I’ll have to plant more next year.  They’re blooming like crazy these days and I love them grouped together in a  [. . .]

blue hydrangea

September 1, 2011

blue hydrangea

A while ago, a bride who had her wedding at the Lighthouse on Mayne Island last weekend requested a bouquet of blue hydrangea and a boutonniere for her fiance too. So I went to my blue hydrangea bush and picked a few blooms. And made this bouquet. And this sweet little boutonniere too.  Lovely, all-natural,  [. . .]

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About the Garden

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.

About the Gardener

Christina Pechloff

I like to grow food and flowers so we can use them to make our lives delicious and beautiful.

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