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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 Great Veggie Grow-Off” – May 1, 2014

  Mark May1 at 12:30 noon on your calendar in bold green ink. This will be the launch of "The Great Veggie Grow-Off".  The Neighbourhood Tomato...

Gardening in Almonte: Time to move it outside!

On a sunny day last week I prepared a raised bed for planting some early greens. My goal was to create a raised bed...

Gardening in Almonte: A generous community

 by David Hinks The Neighbourhood Tomato is extremely grateful to the HUB for a donation of $500 which will help us buy materials for the...

Gardening in Almonte: The miracle of snow

 by David Hinks Finally the snow is receding and revealing gardens that have been hidden for many, many months. Snow is a valuable protection to...

Gardening in Almonte: Happy April Fool’s Day

by David Hinks While Mother Nature seems to be indulging her offbeat sense of humour at our expense this year, be assured that spring is...

Gardening in Almonte: What a difference a year makes!

 by David Hinks I find that it is fun to compare one year against another – one of the very earliest things that I plant...

Branching out talk about gardening informative and successful

by Noreen Young A big thanks to the Mississippi Mills Chamber of Commerce and the town’s Beautification Committee for co-presenting “Branching Out – Tree Talk...

Gardening in Almonte: You win some, you lose some!

by David Hinks It’s time to check over the trays that have been planted in the last few weeks and tally up the winners and...

Gardening in Almonte: Calling all TomatoHeads!!

by David Hinks  All ‘TomatoHeads’ are invited to the first of regular monthly meetings of the Neighbourhood Tomato this Wednesday March 12 at 2pm in...

Gardening in Almonte: Interest in Gardening is Growing!

by David Hinks I had the privilege of attending two overwhelmingly successful gardening events this weekend. The first was March 1st in Ottawa at Britannia...

Gardening in Almonte: Gardening as therapy

 by David Hinks I was reflecting this week on the role of gardening in my life. In many ways it has always been a constant,...

Gardening in Almonte: Plants just wanna’ grow!

by David Hinks  I have been checking the geraniums that I potted up last week for signs of growth – these had been pulled from...

Gardening in Almonte: Pot ‘em up!

 by David Hinks I decided in the past week that it was time to deal with the 30 or so geraniums that had been hanging upside...

Gardening in Almonte: Gotta’ get planting

by David Hinks  I don’t know about you, but after a couple of months with absolutely no outdoors gardening I have been developing a case...
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