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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Saw these beauties on my walk last night :)
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
🚨 Plant sale! 🚨 This weekend at the Glen Abbey United Church! There will be experts there sharing tips on which plants would do well in your garden!
May 17, 2025
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Onions coming up!
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
The garden is starting to sprout! The lettuce is making it's first appearance for the season ❤️ 🥬
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Now that it is peak planting season, little garden destroying critters come along with the territory. Here are some natural ways to keep squirrels and chipmunks out of your beds and your plants thriving. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 Peppermint: The strong menthol scent overwhelms the little guys so they will stay away! Mix some peppermint oil with water in a spray bottle and spray on your problem area. Alternatively, you can plant …
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Have you heard of this new trend, chaos gardening? 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 It is a trending gardening technique where you mix a slew of wildflowers seeds together and spread them all over a bed. Water and just wait to see what pops up! 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌹 🌼 It usually ends in a cluster of beautiful flowers 💐
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Baba was quite happy that Home Depot has beefsteak tomatoes available now, so if you are as passionate about tomatoes as she is.... take a trip down there!
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Babas tomatoes are growing!! And the one pepper is towering over!
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Celebrity status

Oakville Public Library
Oakville Public Library
Did you know that OPL's Glen Abbey Branch turns 35 this month? From its early days nestled inside the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre to a major expansion in 2006 and the launch of a buzzing Creation Zone in 2020, this branch has transformed into a space where imagination and innovation thrive. Here's to 35 years of reading, creating, and community at the Glen Abbey Branch! 🥳✨
Image from May 1990 of the Oakville Public Library Glen Abbey Branch.
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Colleen Pickett
Colleen Pickett ·
Now is a good time to get outside and get after those weeks in your lawns and planting beds. When I over seed my lawns (when warm enough) I add in clover seeds. Clover helps block out weeds, feeds the Bees and will not crowd out your grass. My Mother learned about this trick back in the late 50's when she was redoing a lawn on Ringwood Road in Oakville. Mom called the Township and spoke to someone in charge of the green spaces in Oakville and he …
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Little stems starting to sprout 🌱
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Alexa Ford
Alexa Ford ·
Almost time to start planting! Can't wait to help my baba grow her garden this summer!
The garden in full bloom
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Colleen Pickett
Colleen Pickett ·
Here is a tip for your Hydrangeas. Hydrangeas are acid loving plants and the easiest way to add acid are coffee grounds! Simply work the grounds lightly into the soil around the plant(s) and watch your blooms last longer. The Colleen Pickett Team: Oakville's Preferred Realtors
www.oakvillenews.org
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Colleen Pickett
Colleen Pickett ·
Spring is here! Please resist the urge to rake your lawn as the ground has not fully thawed yet. Use spring fertilizer around the end of March then weed and feed in June. Leave your garden beds to rest until at least mid to end of April and definitely do not dig in the soil because that is where the bumble bees are wintering and will live in the same place all summer.
www.oakvillenews.org
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