There’s been a lot in the news lately about local food and farming and so last week’s celebrations for Ontario’s fifth annual Local Food Week seems perfectly timed to promote the good things that are grown, made and harvested right here in Peterborough and in Ontario. I am hoping that… Continue reading
The Millbrook & Area Garden Club plans summer outings to lovely gardens for the months of June, July and August on the first Wednesday of each month. July is the month when daylilies start to put on a show, and so the Millbrook & Area Garden Club has arranged a… Continue reading
“July is payday.” Bob Thomson in The New Victory Garden This is the time of year when I’m glad I braved the clouds of blackflies in the spring and managed to get the vegetables planted. I have no regrets about cutting back on what I grow. It’s a relief to… Continue reading
“Slower, sweet June, Each step more slow; Linger and loiter as you go.” Julia Harris May It feels like we have skipped spring this year and gone straight to early summer. The poor daffodils didn’t last long in the heat. The tulips, too, were here for too brief a time…. Continue reading
The Tour Guide or passport for Blocks and Blooms is now available at Bear Essentials and The Quilter’s Bolt in downtown Millbrook, complete with a map showing the locations of the special features planned for Saturday, June 23. There are 12 glorious gardens in Millbrook getting some very special… Continue reading
If this tenacious winter has you down and while you are waiting for the first robin to appear, you might want to get a preview of things to come around the Old School. “A Place to Sit” https://nourishproject.ca/place-sit – is a wonderful little video available on Youtube, featuring one of… Continue reading
“Come, gentle spring! ethereal mildness! come.” James Thomson What a cold dreary spring we have had this year. I don’t think I have ever seen so much snow and ice or felt so much cold in April. My favourite flowers of early spring, the snowdrops, appeared a couple of weeks… Continue reading
Mark Sunday May 27th on your calendar: that is when we bring our SPRING PLANT SALE to the Farmer’s Market at the Old Millbrook School from 10 A.M. – 1 P.M. This is one of our Garden Club’s major fundraisers. If you are starting seeds of annuals or perennials why… Continue reading
Peterborough County residents may purchase small quantities of City-produced compost at both the Bensfort Road Landfill Site and at the Ecology Park (Ashburnham Drive) later this spring. However, truckload deliveries are no longer available from the City of Peterborough. Compost will be available for sale at the Landfill beginning Wednesday,… Continue reading
