Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

The first few weeks I was getting outside into the garden I just saw one or two frogs, but after that it was as if they'd all returned t...

The diverse mix of vegetation in those raised beds I described in the last post provide great habitat for bugs and butterflies.  I saw a sur...

Part of the gardens that I quickly got excited about were the raised beds.  There were 7 of them, built of concrete blocks, and about wheelc...

One of the first signs of 'nature' I saw at Parkwood were the birds.  They were all common birds, and I only got a few very poor pho...

I've said it before, but I'll say it again, the gardens at Parkwood were far beyond anything I've seen associated with a hospita...

In the midst of winter snow and cold, I'm going to turn the clock back 6 months and share my pictures of the gardens at Parkwood Institu...