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Garden Gate: Episode 58 – Migrating birds

Chex airdate: March, 6th, 2015 Click link to watch this episode online. Often?people ask where particular birds have gone. ?Years ago they would have seen them more often, but it’s only on rare occasions that they enjoy a sighting. Local biologist and instructor at Trent University, Walter Wehtje helps to explain where the birds have […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 57 – OWLS!

Owl

CHEX TV airdate: Friday Feb. 20, 2015, 5pm Click link to view this episode. For the last couple of years a high number of owls have been spotted in our region. Especially snowy owls. They are so beautiful and exciting to see! I haven’t seen a snowy owl myself but was fortunate enough to have […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 56 – The BAD seed

Woodland Seed

? CHEX TV airdate: Friday, Feb. 6th, 2015 Click link to watch this episode. I knew our bird food was good stuff. ?But it wasn’t until I picked some other “bird food” up at a box store that I realized HOW good! On this episode of the Garden Gate I will show you how to […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 54 – Northern Smittens

Turquois Mittens

CHEX TV airdate: Friday January 9th between 5 and 6pm Click link to watch video here. On her way back from the One of a Kind Show, Josee Huard, maker of wonderful Northern Smittens dropped in to talk with me about her work. Northern Smittens are one of a kind felted wool mittens handcrafted from […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 53 – Once around the shop for Christmas gift ideas

Steamwhistle Glass

Chex air date: Dec. 19th, 2014 Click link to watch this episode. We have so many beautiful things in the shop, sometimes it’s hard to choose! ?But we are here to help! Guys love our beer glasses, thermometers and rain gauges. Tilley hats and tools too! ?That’s just a start – watch the video for […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 52-Discouraging large birds

Finch Feeder

CHEX TV airdate: Friday Dec. 12th, 2014 Click link to watch it here! Feeding and watching the birds is a wonderful past time. ?You can spend hours watching the chickadees coming in to grab a seed one after another. ?Polite little birds! Then there are the goldfinches. They have such a pretty song, I could […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 51 – Recycled socks. puppets and mittens!

Daffodil Socks

CHEX TV air date: Friday Nov. 28th, 2014 Click link to watch video here. On this episode of the Garden Gate I’m talking about recycled content in some of our products. ?Instead of using new materials, these businesses all use recycled materials to make their products. ?This means less pollution in the environment and also […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 50! – Maxwell pottery & Madoc Rocks

Red Canoe

CHEX TV air date: ?Friday Nov. 14th, 2014 Click link to watch this episode. On this episode of the Garden Gate I showcase a couple of items which are great for people who love to entertain, live on a lake or spend time at a cottage! Dip sets shaped like canoes and stone coasters from […]

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Garden Gate: Episode 49 – Outdoor window boxes

Window Box Flowers

CHEX TV airdate: Friday Oct. 31st, 2014 Watch this episode here. It might seem like a strange time of year to talk about window boxes. Afterall, it’s time to put our gardens to bed! Probably by now most of your annuals have been hit by the frost. ?So then why am I talking about window […]

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