Some Other Things.

I prefer to shop early in the season, rather than at the end of the season because the plants are usually in better shape and I get to watch how they’re doing for the rest of the Summer.Shopping during that one weekend when all the deals happen allows me to still get a great price.. Buy what everyone else has or what you’ve used before and you know works well..

If you look around at all the other homes in your area, chances are that there are some plants that seem to be in every yard.That’s probably because they’re reasonably-priced and almost anyone can grow them.Those are the ones you should start with!

Even if you don’t know the name of that plant, go to the nursery when you notice that it’s in bloom in your neighborhood and find it that way!There’s nothing worse than finding a beautiful, expensive plant that you’ve never seen before, bringing it home, and then learning after the fact that it’s outside of your skill-set as a gardener.

Practice with the basics first until you get good at it!.

If you’ve used a plant in your garden before, and you know how it’s going to do, that’s a great bet too!Whether you live in the Great White North, or you rarely see snow, it can be a real nuisance to wake up to an iced-over car in the morning.

Here in Canada, we should know better and always be prepared for these things, but we still find ourselves with icy windshields and cars that need cleaning off at least a few times every year.. With a little bit of knowledge though, and some clever tricks, you can save yourself the pain of having to tackle the time consuming task of de-icing and de-snowing your car in the cold.. First of all, I have to tell you that I took these photos during the middle of a raging storm, with snow blowing off the fields and literally zero visibility.I wanted to take a few pics to set the mood, but I couldn’t exactly see what I was shooting, so I just stuck my camera out and snapped!

So you get what you get, but as you can see, we’ve had some serious snow lately.🙂 This was after Chris had already gone out and shoveled that morning.. On to some tips!.