It’s still cold and the ground is still frozen but the warmer temperatures earlier this week have us thinking about spring. One of the most exciting parts of any new garden season is the planting of new material in our beds. Be they flowers or vegetables the process is essentially the same when you plan to start from seed. Here are some tips to give the seeds a head start and your pocket book some […]
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It’s not often a business gets the opportunity to re-invent itself but that’s exactly the opportunity being afforded to us with the recent announcement of the new Grimsby/Beamsville/Smithville public High school. Slated for completion in 2020, our re-invention comes in much sooner with a target of Spring 2019. How are the two related you might ask? If you’ve seen the recent news coverage you know that our fair towns will be graced with Board of Education
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There are a lot of different wreath forms you can use as the base of your wreath. It really depends on the actual type of look you are going for. A styrofoam wreath form is well suited to plastic or silk flowers or wreaths where you are gluing the media to the base, for instance christmas ball or pine cone wreaths. But when using fresh evergreen boughs there are two key types of forms that
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Are you looking to do something different this Mother’s Day? Forget breakfast in bed and try one of this unique activities: Arrange a family Lip Sync Battle – Crank the tunes and take turns serenading mom with a favourite song. The memories (and video) will be sure to keep her smiling for years to come. Make an impression – Have your children place their hands and feet into a shallow tub of colorful, nontoxic paint.
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It seems the weather has finally turned. Fall arrived last week and with it comes the welcome cooler temperatures and fresh air. I love this time of year, bright clear skies, pumpkin lattes and comfy cozy sweaters. It’s also a bittersweet time as I begin to the process of preparing my garden for the winter months. Here are my tips for the fall garden season: Plant fall containers: Mums, Cabbage, Kale, Asters and more! Planting
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