CHEX TV airdate: Friday Nov. 29th, 2014 Click here to view this episode of The Garden Gate.? Why is it important to buy gifts that are Made in Canada? You hear about the 100 mile diet – how far did that item you just purchased have to travel to get to you? Are the people […]
CHEX air date: Friday Nov. 15th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of?The Garden Gate. The folks from Basic Spirit love to design and create products that touch the heart and delight the spirit. All of their pewter is handcrafted in their seaside studio in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. They use the highest quality pewter […]
CHEX TV air date: Friday Nov. 1st, 2013 Click here to view this episode of?The Garden Gate. This summer, my husband and I traveled to the West Coast to visit the Bella Luz studio just outside of Seattle, Washington. ? Artist Joline El-Hai has been creating her beautiful works for many years and welcomed us […]
CHEX TV airdate: Fri. Oct. 18th, 2013 Click this link to view this episode of?The Garden Gate. Sea Buckthorn creams, soaps and body wash now available at The Avant-Garden Shop. This product is Made in Canada by Bee by the Sea. Even the shrubs are grown in Ontario! If you haven’t heard of Sea Buckthorn […]
CHEX TV airdate: Fri. Oct. 4th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of?The Garden Gate. Local Artist Heathyr Francis was my guest this week.? Heathyr is a potter who calls her business This is her first year in business and I was honoured to be asked to mentor her through the Summer Company Program?.?? […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Sep. 20th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of ?The Garden Gate. Blue Jays, woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches and many other birds love peanuts and suet.? Even cardinals! The peanuts and suet give them the extra carbohydrates they need to stay warm through the long winter nights. There are a […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Sept. 6th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of ?The Garden Gate. Wasps have been extra aggressive this year mostly due to lack of rain. Normally we get people into the shop looking for wasp traps and deterrents in August, but this year the requests began in June already! […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. Aug. 23rd, 2013 Click here to view this episode of ?The Garden Gate. ? We visited The Ecology Park to talk with the manager Marcy Adzich about butterflies and how to build gardens for them and to attract them to your back yard. It was an eye opener! ? This […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. August 9th, 2013 Click here to view this episode of The Garden Gate. How many times have you gone to a big box store excited to add some new tools to your collection only to be disappointed later when they break, twist or rust! Joe Cook is an expert when […]
CHEX TV air date: Fri. July 26th, 2013 Click here to watch this episode of?The Garden Gate.?? Blossom Hill Nursery is a stunning garden just outside of Peterborough in Fowler’s Corners that many locals don’t know about! Filled with one of the largest collections of peony’s and delphiniums in Ontario, it’s a place gardeners and […]
