DarkCreek
Member since: Jan 10 | Last seen: Apr 13 | Organic gardener
Fortunate enough to live in the mildest climate zone in Canada! S. Vancouver Island is a gardening paradise. We have 1.6 acres of various plants and critters. More info about Dark Creek Farm at www.darkcreekfarm.com
Gardens
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Zone 8a The backyard is the transition zone between the back door and the start of the pond area (and beyond that, the vegetable garden, orchard, and barny...
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Zone 8a A comfy transition house for seeds that have germinated but aren’t quite ready for the big, scary world of the real garden.
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Bed D - Vegetable Garden garden
Zone 8a Starts beyond the upper garden gate. 4’ X 16’ garden – a bit of a rhomboid shape sloping away from the gate.
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Zone 8a The big triangular bed more or less in the heart of the vegetable garden. 10’ X 12’ X 11’ (or so…). AKA Bed D on the map.
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Zone 8a 4’ X 20’ bed so named for the kayak which hid for so many years along the fence behind the crab apple tree. AKA Bed C in the vegetable ...
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Zone 8a Home of the old Gravenstein, Johnagold, Pink Lady (?), Macintosh, and pear trees. Area where goats can browse. Currently being renovated.
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Zone 8a 4’ X 14’ bed runs along north fence from Orchard Gate to start of Kayak Bed. AKA Bed B on vegetable garden plot plan.
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Random Pots on the Balcony garden
Zone 8a Usually geraniums, herbs, nasturiums, tomatoes… varies according to whim.
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Zone 8a Planter box beside the rustic gate (upper entrance to the veggie garden).
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Zone 8a Not actually a garden in a treehouse, but a 4’ X 26’ garden bed that starts at the treehouse, runs parallel to the orchard fence, and e...
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Zone 8a Upper half of the orchard includes the newly planted (2009) cherry and pear trees. Also location of two honey bee hives and the duck pen.
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