Mid-Summer Update
Summer was off to a bad start. June was cold with an average temperature of around 7C accompanied by a lot of cloud cover and drizzle. I have realized over the past 10 years that outdoor living spaces in Newfoundland are really limited. Our summers are short and you really don't have a whole lot of time to use it. For this reason, I planned on using the outdoor space quite differently than my previous property. I also wanted to make sure that my time in the garden had some payback. Given the state of our food security issues I decided that a good place to invest my time and effor would be creating a landscape that has some food security. As well, I wanted a low maintenance landscape that grows well in our environment, and is resilient to drought and pests.
My plan for landscaping was quite simple really: Go back 50 years and do what most Newfoundland families did. They grew root vegetables. Good cold climate varieties that are tuned to our short growing season are easily …
My plan for landscaping was quite simple really: Go back 50 years and do what most Newfoundland families did. They grew root vegetables. Good cold climate varieties that are tuned to our short growing season are easily …
