THE STEEP HILL GLOBAL GARDEN UPDATE
Join Lee for a tour OF THE EIGHT GARDEN ZONES THROUGHOUT THE STEEP HILL PROPERTY
ZONE 01 - The Raspberry Bramble - A work in progress.
ZONE 02 - The Pollinator Meadow - From rubble to remarkable!
ZONE 03 - The Cabin Garden - If you can call it that at all now.
ZONE 04 - The Kitchen Garden - Our best veggie crop to date.
ZONE 05 - Hellebore Grove - A shade-friendly favourite.
ZONE 06 - The Ribbon Garden - Home to a hundred hardy flowers.
ZONE 07 - The Septic Garden - Much cuter than it sounds!
ZONE 08 - The Dahlia Garden - Aka Lee’s happy place.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:
SLOPE REINTEGRATION (VIDEO)
KITCHEN GARDEN PROTECTION (VIDEO)
RAISED GARDEN BEDS - Canadian Made
STONE MEADOW GARDENS - Canadian source for gorgeous dahlia tubers.
A hungry hummingbird visits the dahlias.
A fuzzy bumble collects pollen from a freshly picked bouquet.
Our new bee box to keep the hive cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
The pollinator meadow in its summer prime.
A bird’s eye view of Lee walking into the Kitchen Garden.
Pesky beetles that had to be dealt with this summer.
Lee sharing all the veggies we grew in each bed this season.
Cheyenne Spirit was our favourite variety of cone flower this summer.
Nasturtium saved the day after the ranunculus failed to thrive.
When planted on mass, a humble flower like the marigold, has major impact.
Dave and Lee work to move a giant boulder to make room for the dahlia planters.
Dahlias blooming in their shoreline garden.
A happy sight for ferry passengers floating by.
A Steep Hill original dahlia, grown from seed.
A magnificent Verrones VD dahlia grown from a tuber.
Lee, a happy gal in her gardener era.