I live in the beautiful steel city of Hamilton. We've just gone through a very dry, hot summer but the gardens look wonderful. Hubby was very pleased with the back garden this year, and has agreed to give me a whole other corner. Now as long as I can hide the water bill, all will be well. LOL

I live in the beautiful Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence about 70 miles from PEI. Needless to say, we get lots of wind. Gardening is sometimes a challenge! I have lots of perennials tho, many annuals every year and a lovely pond.

I live in the Southern Interior of beautiful British Columbia. Summers are normally hot and dry here, and the winters are moderate with occassioanl good dumps of snow, which then melts in a matter of days. Winter is generally over by the end of February.

Donna

I live in Ottawa, the home of, hmmm, rather not go there.
Ottawa I am a passionate gardener with a bad hip and allergies, Go and figure why is this my number one obsession. I have absolutely no grass. I have tons and tons of perrenials. I use annuals for my pots. Some once said that God laughs thru flowers. The beauty of seeing a new flower opening is a source of tremendous joy in my morning walk in my garden.

I live in Angus, Ontario -- a small town that's probably better known as being the home of Canadian Forces Base Borden.

This is my first year gardening, and I've had so much fun doing it! My dh and I have taken on several large projects this year:

1) My husband built two raised beds so we could grow a veggie garden. There is nothing better than tomatoes you've grown yourself!

2) We enlarged the front foundation garden beds and hauled in a ton of beautiful rocks for 2 dry stack walls. There are NO rocks in this area... I had to post on freecycle and drive 30 minutes out of town to get them! I think they are beautiful... definitely worth the extra work.

3) I decided I didn't want any grass on our property, so I created a huge garden in our front yard and spent the better part of the summer planting perennials and shrubs. (I had a neighbor tell me I could take any plant or shrub I wanted from his backyard... I felt like I'd won the lottery and spent the summer shuttling back and forth between our two yards!)

4) We put in a flagstone walkway to the front door in a 90 degree heatwave (note to self, do pathways in October from now on).

5) I killed off the remainder of the lawn and have planted an eco-lawn (fescue mix) that won't require cutting or watering. The little sprouts are just coming up now...

I was pretty sad about the days getting shorter, until I stumbled upon the winter sowing forum. :) Now I'm totally pumped! I didn't realize how much variety there were in seeds compared to plants you buy at the nursery. So I've put my order in at Vesey's, have purchased some seeds of Ebay and have been contemplating trying out seed trading.

A big thank you to all the folks who frequent GardenWeb who take time out of their busy day to answer questions -- I don't think I could've done it without you! :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Kristine's Garden Blog

Hello, I live in down-town T.O. I have 12ft. bananas in my garden some of which have been in the ground for 4 years. last winter I left my dwarf pomegranate in the ground... it died back but has since re-grown from the roots (it is in a pot now)I have hardy oranges in the ground... no flowers yet and growth is SLOW. I start a great number of trees in my garden for my mother's property outside Antigonish N.S. and I HATE SQUIRRELS, they uproot many many seedlings. Robb

I am just outside Ottawa in a small bedroom community called Greely. We have a half-acre lot - our house was built in 1988 and at that time, the lot was as bare as a baby's tush. Now it's pretty overgrown... we have huge trees, most of which we grew from seed, like oak, walnuts, buckeyes, catalpas. We grow lots of perennials and shrubs of all kinds, have a small but very busy pond and a monster vegie garden. You could say our specialties are: bearded irises, daylilies, exotics like bananas and cactus, lots of succulents, hostas. We have eaten home grown salads every day since early May - still going strong. This year's great success were melons - all the heat means they were sweet and delicious!

Live in Sarnia, South Western Ont. Bluewater country.

I'm from East-central Saskatchewan in an area called The Parkland. I live in a tiny little town not unlike Dog River - a few more trees and the odd hill here and there. But I get a little claustrophobic if I can't see 2 km in every direction at any given time, so I guess that makes me a true and true flatlander.

You guys are all so wonderful. I think I'm having way too much fun reading the posts.
Never been to BC, but it's on my list of places to visit. Nova Scotia & PEI posts are bringing back happy memories of a vacation there. Claubill, I grew up in a small town outside of Sudbury. My favourite pastime was blueberry picking in the summer & picking wild mushrooms 'in the bush' in September. I was devastated to see my 'blueberry bush' had become a subdivision when I visited there with my husband a few years ago. Other areas, closer to home, we visit occasionally, such as Acton (worth the drive) for sure & many other towns mentioned. Must confess, never heard of Sauders Bakery....will have to look into that one. Often shop in Hamilton/Burlington area. I'm loving this so much....I almost don't want to leave for our annual trip to Algonquin Park to see the beautiful fall colours. Can hardly wait to get back to read more. Oh yes, Kristine, love your blog.
Keep em coming, pretty please.

Summer

Well sad to see no one is on from New Brunswick. I live in a small town of Blackville on the Mighty Miramichi.
I only wish I had the property to grow more. I have a small veggie garden and a few small flower gardens but would love MORE...MORE...More..

It's good to see more people posting. Please keep it up... this could be such a good forum for we Canadians !!
Mastiff...I was born and raised in New Brunswick...Minto and Fredericton area. I have passed through your town on my way to Moncton a few times.
I haven't travelled much.
I've been to PEI a few times...Ontario and Quebec..but that's it.
I hope to do a cross country trip one day :)

I live in Windsor,Ontario.Only a stones throw from the Detroit River.

Mississauga, ON

I live in the northeast end of Toronto, near the Don Valley Parkway and the 401. We have a lot of green spaces in this part of the city. I have only been gardening for 4 years and every year the weather seems to be different. Has it always been like this? Am I just noticing now because I garden? The only consistent things are that the spring is wet and very short; the winter is cold; and that my clay soil drys out like a brick. I have a love/hate relationship with maple trees: great for shade and keeping the house cool; but their roots spread everywhere and make it difficult to plant and their leaves block out too much sun. I HATE SQUIRRELS! THEY ARE SO DESTRUCTIVE AND SELFISH!! If I got rid of the maple trees I would probably have less squirrels too, but right now I am enjoying the sound of the wind in the silver maple leaves.

Sharon

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I live in downtown Montreal. I'm not a native though - I'm originally from Nova Scotia. We've been here for 15 years, and I don't know for how much longer. I really want some real *land* to garden on!!! My garden is a paved backyard that I turn into a container garden jungle every spring. It's a lot of work, but it's all I've got for now :-/. If we ever win the lottery we might go add to the overcrowding of you guys on tropical Vancouver island!

BP

I have lived in Barrie, Ontario for 15 years. I was born in Port Alberni BC, and with the colder weather today, I am missing the warmer climate! Dreading the snow.....

I live in a very small town in northern ontario called COBALT

Is Cobalt near New Liskeard clairdo?

I live in Stephenville, Newfoundland.

Part of the 'grey brigade' hanging out in Grimsby, Ont. We have a great view of the Niagara escarpment from our living room. The trees are just starting to turn colour.

Mastiff, when I read your post about being near Miramichi it reminded me of a trip my parents took one year out there and they totally fell in love with the area around Miramichi, I just like saying the name! Some day I hope to get really East, past Ontario!

I am in Smithers BC, population 5,500. If you can't find it on a map it's halfway between Prince Rupert and Prince George.

Ian

G'day!
I'm in a townhouse/condo in London, Ontario. I've got a patio filled with oversized pots of perennials/annuals (all perennials next year!), and a failry generous land area for other plantings....
I plan on a move sometime in the future and say I am here temporarily, so I have a shed full of pots in preparation for transplanting to the big move. Just waiting for my money tree to produce!
Hope this winter is more kind to my Eastern Redbud tree and I don't lose half of it to "top-kill" like the past three winters.
Great gardening to all, Justine

Well there is a lot to fall in love with here.
I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Lunenburg Nova Scotia, (aside to Deanie) The Magdalen Islands are the most magical place I have ever been, LOL I've been many places and Mae T Newfoundland is maybe my next destination, pure beauty!!! M

Bath, Ontario just west of Kingston.
Elaine

Oakville, Ontario (suburb west of Toronto) - Mastiff - I'm originally from NB - Saint John - but left at 18 to go to NSAC in Truro NS and then on to Ste. Anne de Bellevue/Montreal to finish university, then on to Toronto to work. My in-laws live in Alberta - used to live in BC for a while. So we've covered the contry pretty well but not as well as I'd like - haven't been to PEI, Manitoba or Saskatchewan yet :-)

P.S. I'm long-winded....

Currently live in Chilliwack B.C zone 8a where I have lived for the last 13 years. This month I will move to Nanaimo approximately 0.5 km from the water zone 8b. I will able to a grow a few of the more tender zone 8 plants that I have had problems with in Chilliwack

Yes sunny, I'm 15 min from New Liskeard.

I and my new garden are in South Burnaby (BC's Lower Mainland aka 'Lotusland')

Hi another Elaine I'm from north of Peterborough Ontario
zone 4/5 love my garden's hate snow lol.

I garden in Bowmanville right now but will be moving to Barrie area in another year. Marg

I'm originally from Newfoundland and moved to Toronto 40 yrs ago
and married my childhood sweet heart whom I meet when I was 11 yr. I Live in scarborough ontario ,Guildwood Area for 12 yrs now..

Onewheeler (Valerie) my father in law and my brother in law live in Wallace. I was there a couple of years ago, my first visit out east. Your right it is absolutely beautiful, we were there for Canada Day (gathering of the clans). Hope to be back there soon for a visit.
Brenda

I live on a woodland property with huge trees (cedars, firs, maples, etc.), lots of moss, in raincountry, and I love it. I'm in Langley, BC, about 25 miles from Vancouver.

JJ

I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario until Oct 24, when we move to Saint John, New Brunswick.

Bob

I grew up in West Quebec, near Gatineau (Mayo), but have been an Ontarian for close to 20 years, & now live outside of Ottawa, near Lanark.

PS - I'm also a crazy seed swapper, so let me do an ad for the Canadian Seed Swap forum. Check it out - you just might find it as addictive as me!

Gail

Mississauga

Brenda, that is very interesting, it is a small world. I sent you an e-mail.

Valerie

Anyone ever hear of Bourget? Surrounded by cows, corn and strawberry/raspberry fields and apple orchards the famous St-Albert Cheese makers are near us ... smells of cow manure all the time, especially around supper when we have our summer BBQ time whew! .. Soil is a mix of clay and fine yellow sand - gardening is a REAL challenge out here, the clay devours my compost and purchased bags of topsoil - so far I must have spent close to a thousand bucks on bags of soil ... We got free manure from a horse farm, but we don't have a pick up.

I all. we live in Sarnia, Ontario. Canada. As mentioned by wm1 Beautiful Bluewater Country. 60 miles East of Detriot,Michigan. 80 km west of London Ontario.

Bill

And I live about 20 minutes away from Bill, in the country, near Wyoming Ont.
We live in a 1926 schoolhouse that I started restoring 11 years ago, surrounded by an acre of gardens.
Hi Bill-I've heard that you came to my plant sale this spring...you should have introduced yourself!!

Anne-Marie

I live in Sydney, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island) where the Celtic Colors Festival is going on this week. It is well named for our beautiful fall colors and the entertainment is great.

Valerie

I'm near the Honey Moon Capital of Niagara Falls. It's a geat city for gardeners with many interesting places to visit such as School of Horticulture & numerous other Niagara Parks Commission gardens. I'm also near N-O-T-L another spot with lovely gardens & street planters & lots of tourists.

Toronto, about a 10-minute walk east of High Park, and a 15-minute walk north from Lake Ontario.

Oh, you are all making me so homesick!

I'm a transplant from Jordan, Ontario, just outside of St. Catharines. I now call Waukegan, Illinois home, north of Chicago, but I long for the day when I can return to Canada.

Gardenberry, that is so sad! Until you are back physically, you can be here mentally with us ! Hope you keep posting, M

im from shediac new brunswick but live in lasalle quebec i do community gardening in summer & have a lot of house plants espescially african violet

Greetings from downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, and must garden or die. I rent, don't own, but my great landlord lets me do what I want with the property. I just replaced the small front 'lawn' with shrub, perennial and bulb plantings, and will be putting raised beds (for veggies) on top of the unused back driveway, which takes up half the back yard. The other half, formerly just grass & weeds,is now planted with bird-and-butterfly-attracting shrubs, perennials and herbs. I've been here about a year and a half, and this past summer, my garden hosted nine varieties of butterflies, a resident toad and my first hummingbird, who stayed for a month. I am soooo looking forward to next spring!!

Ummm ...... could anyone tell me what our Average First Frost Date is?? Been gardening for years, so you'd think I'd know, but I'm kind of in denial about the onset of Winter ....