Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Sep 18th, 2007
I was the first one to arrive today, and spent the first little while browsing the aisles of the garden, seeing what was ready to be harvested. I had a few visitors, like the hummingbird that enjoyed sipping from these beautiful red flowers. With so many tall and diverse flowers, the garden can support a [...]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Sep 16th, 2007
Spadina House – the house of apple action. Well, actually, all the action happens outside. The gardens are set up in a rectangle split into four, with vegetables hiding behind tall flowers in each quadrant. It’s a very hierarchical set-up, with Victorian flowers ruling over vegetables. Some veggies – like squash and turnips, referred [...]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Sep 3rd, 2007
I’ve explained some of the “why” in the About section and will get to more details on that later. For now, here’s a run-down of how not far from the tree works, in case you’re interested in getting involved. Who: A rotating cast of volunteers What: We harvest apples from the heritage gardens and remnant [...]
Posted in Spadina Saturdays (and Sundays) on Aug 28th, 2007
The first market day! The market launched today, and not far from the tree launched with it. We picked a few bags full of apples, but much less than we had anticipated. The pears and peaches had already been harvested earlier in the season, and the apples are not yet in full production. It’s the [...]
