kanuk

Member since: Mar 09 | Years gardening: 2 Organic gardener Folia Supporter

My gardening adventures began in 2006 when we moved from Montréal to a new house nestled along the banks of the Richelieu River in Sorel-Tracy, Québec.

Memories of my Grandparent’s bountiful gardens always envelop me with the colours, scents and tastes of childhood. The memory motivates me still today.
Many things were rooted in those gardens.

Ancestry. Respect for nature.
The cycles of life.
Loving & eternal bonds between a young boy & his Grandparents.
Cherished childhood memories.

I must draw from what they taught me.
I must learn from where I can …
for the time has finally come for me to create gardens of my own.

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Gardens

Madonna garden

Zone 5a The previous owners of this property were Franciscan Monks. We have left the Madonna in it's original placement on site and have begun to develop a...
- 2 plants
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Polytunnel (unheated) garden

Zone 5a
- 11 plants
- 17 journals
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Potager garden

Zone 5a The 'potager' garden was created for planting in November 2008. In 2008 the area was casually laid out with narrow rectangular raised beds with a s...
- 26 plants
- 13 journals
- 1 faves
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Propagation Station garden

Zone 5a Shelf units with 48 inch double fluorescent bulb fixtures above each.
- 10 plants
- 28 journals
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- 3 comments
Winter Sown garden

Zone 5a This is where I sow, sprout & pot up my winter sown plants. I usually start sowing seeds in containers in February. Those containers are then ven...
- 7 plants
- 0 journals
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[Archived] Raspberry Hedge garden

Zone 5a Purple raspberry 'Brandywine' has been planted to form a summer hedge. It is late bearing and non-suckering. Placed in a semi circle around a flo...
- 1 plants
- 3 journals
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Sorel, Quebec

Canada Canada 5a

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I love to grow

In 2009 I am mainly focusing on developing an area of the property devoted to a permanent & established vegetable garden/potager. It will be designed to supply enough for a 2 person household with a little extra to share with friends & neighbors.