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Judie McSkimmings — obituary

McSkimmings, Judith Ann (1942-2026) After a brief illness,...

Dining room set for sale

Contemporary D/R set hutch / buffet...

Michelin X-ICE Snow SUV 255/65/R18 Winter Tires for sale

Set of 4, Michelin X-ICE Snow SUV...

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New garden on the Alameda

This summer, a group of Almonte residents built a new garden to beautify the pathway that links the Alameda to Reserve and Albert Streets. Neighbours moved dozens of stones,...

Help Our Railway Garden Grow 

Do you have sun-loving, hardy plants looking for a new home? Extra mulch or river rock from a recent project? We would be so grateful for your donation. We’re creating...

They Paved Paradise

Gardeners in Carleton Place urgently need your help. The community garden on Townline Road in Carleton Place has been located on land owned by the Catholic School Board of...
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Gardening in Almonte: The Neighbourhood Tomato Wants to Hear From You!

Help! While interest in growing local healthy food continues to grow, the existing garden plots in our community gardens have all been allocated. We...

Gardening in Almonte: All the Dirt on Soil!

This coming Saturday is the first of two gardening seminars that have been arranged by the Almonte Public Library. Workshop # 1: SOIL 101: learn...

Gardening in Almonte: What a day!

With absolutely no risk of contradiction I declare that Seedy Saturday in Almonte was an unqualified success. It took place at the Almonte Civitan...

Free backyard gardening workshops at the Almonte library

Seedy Saturday comes to Almonte this Saturday February 20

This fantastic opportunity to network with local gardeners and to risk getting infected with gardeners’ spring fever happens this Saturday February 20 when Seedy...

Gardening in Almonte: Gardening as a team sport!

I often think of gardening as a very individual pastime. I appreciate the solitude to commune with growing things and connect with the essential...

Gardening in Almonte: Getting a super-early start!

Perhaps it is our incredibly mild winter or the up-and-down temperatures, but I have run into several local gardeners who have already planted some...

Almonte Horticultural Society celebrates 95 years

2016 marks the 95th anniversary for the Almonte and District Horticultural Society (A&DHS).  A special event and gardening projects  are being planned to celebrate...

Gardening in Almonte: A Modest Proposal!

I know! I know! I promised to take a few weeks off but I have been doing some reading and talking to people over...

Gardening in Almonte: Season’s Greetings!

All the best for the holiday season! I plan to take a few weeks holiday from the column but promise to be back in...

Gardening in Almonte: A Very Unusual December!

I spent some time on Sunday cleaning out a composter, spreading the compost on a couple of new veggie beds and then spading the...

Gardening in Almonte: A Seed Library!

I had written last week about creating a written inventory of all of the garden seeds that I have left over from this year’s...

Gardening in Almonte: Catching up on the Paperwork!

Several days and nights of low temperatures has pretty much eliminated the possibility of doing any more outside gardening tasks – when a pickaxe...

Gardening in Almonte: Hope!

How can we respond in the face of the madness in the world; in face of the incredible cruelty of war, murder and terrorism...
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