Gardening Archives - The Millstone

Square-Foot Garden workshop

February 1, 2021 - 11:20 am

ATTENTION ALL GARDENERS & WANNABES! Another SQUARE FOOT GARDEN WORKSHOP is coming your way –...

Herbaria – pressing thoughts

January 26, 2021 - 5:30 pm

by Heather Phaneuf The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not...

‘Great Veggie Grow-Off’ is on again

August 21, 2020 - 5:18 pm

Gardening in Mississippi Mills and Carleton Place: Great Veggie Grow-Off Like many of us, I...

A hail of a time

June 15, 2020 - 2:08 pm

Bev Relfe sends this report of unusual weather from the Clayton area, "a little...

Health Unit gives thumbs-up to community gardens reopening

May 1, 2020 - 4:47 pm

Giving the Green Thumbs Up to Community Gardens in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark Residents in...

It’s time to plant a backyard garden

April 27, 2020 - 4:10 pm

We’re so excited to be launching our first-ever Mississippi Mills Municipal Backyard Garden Program. Join...

Gardening in the time of Covid

April 22, 2020 - 7:24 am

For me, it is always a small miracle to see garlic shoots emerge in...

In Praise of Compost

April 13, 2020 - 1:54 pm

by Jacob Berkowitz I, like many, am craving spring’s return in order to garden. I...

Too early? Listen to the arugula!

April 7, 2020 - 12:57 pm

As an experiment to see how early vegetables could be started in an outdoor...

Gardening activity to try with young kids at home

March 24, 2020 - 9:50 am

by Judy Wall, Lanark County Master Gardeners member Here is an activity you can try...

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