Blogtober: Day 28.

A frosty day, with a late lunch at a local greenhouse

that has a sweet little cafe. Food is amazing and the

walk thru the site after is always fun. We needed a

break from the construction and this hit the spot!

~ Chy

Greenhouse Dining

We had a meeting after work the other

night, so rather than drive all the way

home to the cottage, we decided to do

dinner in town. And ended up at a spot

that we've often said "we should try it

one day." The establishment is called

"Branches" and is located right inside

a local greenhouse we often visit thru

the year to buy plants. We chose to sit

outside as the sun was still very warm.

I had a cold lemonade, 3 cheese bread

and an amazing Summery kale salad

with orange poppy seed dressing. Dh

had a curry bowl and a chilled beer. I

would love to go back and he agreed.

A very lovely gem in our tiny hamlet.

~ Chy

Gnome Greeter.

Needing to exercise my green thumb,

we headed off to our new find in the

country ~ a sweet little greenhouse a

few minutes from the cottage. Always

see the sign but never stopped in. It

was a great treat to finally drive over.

And this is the gnome they have at the

front door to greet all the customers!

Have you found any new spots to explore?

~ Chy

We Did It!

Introducing the newest member of our landscaping

family .... our tiny greenhouse for our little cottage.

It was quite the journey to get her. And then we had

so many delays with rain, or wind, or events. But

finally the stars aligned on the weekend and with

just a handful of tools and a few short hours, here

she is! I know you don't need to have a greenhouse

to be a true gardener. For me, this was and is a dream.

If you have a greenhouse, are you able to use it in

the Winter here in Canada? Still learning if we can.

Any thoughts and tips to share would be so greatly

appreciated as we now figure out the best way to

use this new item to its full capacity. Very excited

and intrigued to see if our garden is better in 2021.

Today if full of Zoom meetings, counselling, file

management, research, some lunch and then one

last counselling appointment in the afternoon. I

then hope to spend some time rooting through the

potting shed to find all my items to move over to

the greenhouse to make it cheerful and inviting.

Wishing you a beautiful Fall day where ever you

are today. Enjoy all the colors and this new Season.

~ Chy

Greenhouse Saga.

All we wanted was a sweet little greenhouse

for our garden. We ordered in April, in the

middle of the Pandemic. It took a number of

weeks, more than double the usual time but

we were patient and understanding. Then the

first piece (1 of 2) finally arrived. We tucked

it away in the garage to wait for the 2nd piece.

Which never arrived. So we had to cancel the

order. And then, out of the blue, the other day,

we went out the door to the car to get some

groceries and there was the 2nd piece against

the garage door. We had been working in the

garden the day before so it must have arrived

at some point after that. No notice. No call.

Thankfully now, our order is restored and we

can start to put it all together. So very excited!

~ Chy

Garden Bliss.

Today, we brought home the annuals,

perennials, herbs and veggies to plant.

Oh! And some raspberry bushes. This is

just the start of our gardening season and

likely we'll need to go back for more. It

was planting day around here, with seeds

and plants going in to the veggie patch, 

a spot for a herb garden chosen, a place

for the raspberry patch to start and a

lot of weeding in between! Tons of fun. 

~ Chy

Mini Greenhouse.

We wanted to try and start growing our

veggie patch inside the house this year.

I found this sweet little greenhouse kit

at the local dollar store last weekend.

We've now planted a variety of veggies,

herbs and even some flowers to bloom.

Fingers crossed this works well and next year,

if all goes well, we can start our seeds in a

real greenhouse out in the garden. We hope

to buy one by Fall so we'd be ready for 2020.

Have you ever used used a mini greenhouse?

Do you have a big greenhouse in your garden?

~ Chy

Inspiration.

After a very busy weekend, we decided

to treat ourselves with a greenhouse tour.

The pond is not looking healthy but

the rest of the landscape was amazing.

Many colors and inspiration ~ lots of

ideas to take home to our garden plans.

I hope one day to have beautiful and

colorful perennials filling our space.

My favorite of the day ~ a hosta that

is the opposite of the one we have.

White with green edges instead of

green with white edges. Sweet!

We finished off our tour looking at

various kinds of rose bushes to add

to the plan. I love the soft greens of

this one. It has light pink rose petals.