Tag Archives: edible flowers

Gardening with Love

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Yes! We grew that! It started with a seed in a miniature green house back at the neighbourhood house in the month of May. Transplanted in the month of June, and waved our magic wand for a little universal love. … Continue reading →

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It’s getting ready to harvest at our garden!!!!

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

Hello Neighbours! Last Wednesday at Clinton Park….. We thinned out the Strawberry and Calendula in our garden bed, and we found some beautiful ripe strawberries hiding around the Calendula! And some more strawberries are going to be ready to eat for next week!!   … Continue reading →

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Late Blossoming Photo’s

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

During the summer, I have been lucky enough to participate in Frogs In the Park with Family Programs from Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House. It gets very busy at Clinton Park Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through July and August, with program and community families coming … Continue reading →

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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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July 2-Changes

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Who knew Borage grew to 4 feet…not me  🙂 and those nasturtiums…wow…taking over…but boy are they tasty, yummy in a salad as are the borage  and calendula flowers. Lemon Balm, elecampane, yarrow, apple mint, valerian is in there too. Transplanted … Continue reading →

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June 18- Whats Growing in our Garden

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Holy  nasturtiums, they are growing really well and taking over. Pansies are hanging in there though and showing off their beautiful colour The borage in the middle has grown about 6 inches from last week and lots more flowers ready … Continue reading →

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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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