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There will be cotton
ByVivianToday, I noticed our cotton is growing fat bolls. When they burst we will have cotton. Cotton has been cultivated for 7,000 years, but is this a first for Canada?
Canadian’s Environmental Satisfaction
ByVivianWho would have thought that me and my rooftop garden would become the Poster Garden and Girl for Canadian’s evironmental satisfaction?http://www.canada.com/health/Local+environments+viewed+favourably+Canadians+despite+broader+concerns+Survey/3687326/story.html Congratulation to the lucky tenants at www.124merton.com
Seeds along the Silk Route
ByVivianMy daughter Ariel www.interaxon.com plucked a dill flower from the garden . “Mmm tastes like plov.” It wasn’t a stretch of her gustatory imagination. Ten years ago, Ariel, Joel and I took a trip to Central Asia. Plov figured prominently on the menu in Uzbekistan and Western China. It may sound more familiar to you as…
“Living in Full Color” in Today’s Toronto Star by Vanessa Lu
ByVivianLiving in full colour On a tree-lined street in the Annex, passersby are struck by giant corn stalks, just part of a whimsical, colourful garden that’s the brainchild of artist Vivian Reiss. You can view this story at: http://www.thestar.com/yourcitymycity/article/856689–living-in-full-colour and another garden story http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/869343–artist-s-property-rental-business-is-blooming
Getting to The Root of the Matter, How Deep Are Your Roots?
ByVivianIf you think; ” a new broom sweeps clean,” is a refreshing adage, you have no idea of how the concept of getting to the root of my garden’s suffocation and plague is rejuvenating. After all, a new broom is only sweeping away some mildly irritating dust mites and dust bunnies revealing a clean floor but digging out pernicious roots…
Corn-servation
ByVivianBuying supplies for my rooftop garden, I had an after thought.” Why not try growing corn in the planters? I am sure it will look beautiful and rustic.” I picked up a cell pack of corn seedlings and headed up to the garden to plant. The plants grew tall and the sides were swollen with cobs. We boiled…

