During warm summer days people want to be near the water, and birds want to be at the bird bath. Here are some Pine Siskins enjoying the garden and the water.
"OK, you test the water first. I think it might be too cold."
And just like with people in hot weather, whether on the beach or on the highway, tempers can flare. OK, children, just settle down and enjoy the water.
Our backyard garden is on a city lot in Whitehorse, Yukon. Growing zone maps indicate we are anywhere from zone 0 to zone 2, but we have many zone 3 and zone 4 perennials that are doing quite nicely. This blog is both a photo album and a journal of our garden and our experiences.
About Me
Hank Moorlag
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Retirement has allowed me to pursue, with added vigour, my interest in gardening. I grew up in Southern Ontario where I learned much about gardening from my dad who was in the landscaping and gardening business.
My wife, Susan, shares my enthusiasm for gardening and what you see in this blog is a combined effort. We collaborate on garden design, choice of annuals each year, and we share the maintenance work.
Gardening in the 'north' is a challenge, but northern gardeners have some advantages over our southern neighbours.
Blog Features
Blog entries are from the most recent to the oldest. When you scroll down the page you can click on 'older posts' to keep going back in time.
You can click on any of the photos in the blog to see the image full size. Just click the 'back' button of your browser to return to the blog.
Similarly, you can click on any of the photos in the slideshow to see a full size image. Again, click the browser 'back' button to return to the blog. If you click on the slideshow while it is running, the Picassa photo album with all the photos may appear. If you pause the slideshow first, you can click on the current photo and see the full size image in the Picassa photo album.
Every blog entry has, at the bottom, a 'comments' link. Please click on the word 'comments' and leave a comment about the blog entry. I'm particularly interested in comments from visitors to the blog about what you see and read, and to share your own gardening experiences.
Nice blog. I enjoyed the garden tour. Glad to see such a wonderful garden. Even the bird feeder looks cute. Enjoyed your blog very much.
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