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This is the time of year when gardens call! Even if we just do pots on decks, there's something about the restlessness of early Spring that has us checking out gardening centres! On Salt Spring, investigate Foxglove at the corner of Lower Ganges & Atkins Roads. Take a drive out to Arbutus Road o...
03/07/2012
Looking to be self-sufficient? Here are some choices: 1. Wow...here's a terrific acreage, at Salt Spring's special "south end". Oceanviews over Fulford Harbour, and out to Pender, Moresby, Orcas Islands...a dramatic perspective! Very sunny, arable potential, large natural pond feature, mainly lev...
03/06/2012
Much as some of us dream about having our own little hobby farm, being able to grow our own food, and to live a healthy outdoor life, it usually isn't possible to live this dream. It is possible, though, even on a deck, patio or balcony, to grow veggies, some kinds of fruit, and to be able to ...
03/05/2012
Sometimes, people like to visit Salt Spring Island at the "off season" time, and on purpose...they want to see the Island at its "worst". By that, they mean when the weather might be dreary, when they expect it to be very quiet. The image, I suppose, is that everything stops, during winter on th...
03/05/2012
March 3, 2012. A soft day...milky sun, snowdrops and crocus flowering all over, buds waiting to burst into blossom...just needs a couple of days of stronger sun, and they'll all be there! Early Spring has a very special component to it, especially on the Pacific Northwest Coast. We do get more...
03/03/2012
March 2, 2012. Aha...another sign of Spring: Hastings House Dining Room opens this evening, for "the season". Reservations, always! This year, adding breakfast & lunch, along with dinner. Enjoy those special occasions! Wednesday, March 7th, Music & Munch showcases Patricia Flannagan...Scottish mu...
03/02/2012
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