Tag Archives: calendula

Under Attack

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

All this wet overcast weather and the Aphids are having a feast on our Edible Flower Garden :(. Let the sun shine! You can see the aphids on the stems of the borage flowers. Spent an hour squishing and cleaning … Continue reading →

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Edible Flower Salad…Yum

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Used the flowers from our edible flower garden in a salad, looked beautiful and tasted great.  Had it with a rose flavored vinaigrette. Consensus was…yummy!

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June 4th Edible Flower Bed

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Wow what a difference a week makes at this time of year. Compare to last week the nasturtiums have almost doubled in size Lots of flowers on the strawberry plants . The calendula ( light green plant in the center) … Continue reading →

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Strawberries, Edible Flowers…Oh My

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

The strawberries have really taken off again. Lots of flowers on them, hoping for  lots of good strawberries this year. The Pansies, Nasturtiums, Calendula and Borage in the Edible flowers are doing well. I am sure they are going to … Continue reading →

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Starting our Garden March 11, 2011

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

  Many thanks to those dedicated people who braved the cold and rain to come out and start our garden growing! And a special thanks to Matthew Kemshaw from Environmental Youth Alliance (http://www.eya.ca ) who came to help us and … Continue reading →

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