<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joan Brennan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This site is used to record and highlight my own journey in gardening.]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:05:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[April 7, 2022 - No below zero overnights predicted]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are Tomatoes sprouting under lights- took 9 days to sprout. Litchi not sprouted yet. Also under lights: White sage, Ipomea, Sweet...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/april-7-2022-no-below-zero-overnights-predicted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624eaa950888a699a1edb245</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:24:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_04303661d47c4ba59a04d07ccb364fb4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring is attempting to spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[By March 7 I noticed the Hellebores are budding through the snow. All 5 plants are starting to flower. Several Crocus, Winter Aconites,...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/spring-is-attempting-to-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624441b435361c42672f4486</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:52:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_2ce3adebe5bf4bea8632292478bd2ed7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nov. 10- It's been a while]]></title><description><![CDATA[August was a time of garden work, of course, but this year was complicated by my new bee venom allergy. Not a problem if I am inspecting...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/nov-10-it-s-been-a-while</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618bb7b6ee1d6c00161b7913</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_1be8978cbff44b32b5296fdfefbc275c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_429,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[21 / 8 Eastern Screech Owl in the cedars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strange and spooky warble to make one think of banshees in the night.]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/21---8-eastern-screech-owl-in-the-cedars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f81b84277780001568a6ba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:51:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyers' Garden that I want to grow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started to plant dyers' plants to reinvigorate my fabric/ fibre dyeing interest . Last year I planted Woad and tried to start Indigo,...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/dyers-garden-that-i-want-to-grow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62093e77faf64b586deb15da</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_ec0dbe7d56c34266a66a76f405f88a18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_678,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 13, Indoor gardening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on what's going on in the indoors. Geraniums were not removed from their pots, but were placed on the 2nd shelf of the grow light...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/february-13-indoor-gardening</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620939bac346c3bb8d7c39dd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:19:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_ad0f862be837431cb1a5a8caaaf2bf70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_488,h_650,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand View Park Restoration]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were approved for a Neighbourhood Decision Making Grant to remove invasive plants from Grand View Park and to replace them with...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/grand-view-park-restoration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a8c5b40ee2870017c9a6cd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:20:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32882b_9cc69d9bcb644a2896d9c8bc50879289~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[18/7  Return of the Woodpeckers to the feeders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visited Anne and she gave me some plants: New Geranium- Pelargonium 'Vancouver Centennial' Fancy Leaf Geranium. Hit a yard sale in Union:...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/18-6-return-of-the-woodpeckers-to-the-feeders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f43040fc40a30033761c0b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 16:07:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_faedbe5a85df4c578c305b88d73c32e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[16/7 Summer rain/ summer heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been negligent about writing lately. It's too hot. I am enjoying my garden in a very different way his year. I wander around tying...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/_16-8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e688e9e34800001531704f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_cca2c526867e47adbcaaad8216771bc9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/26 Catching up day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday and today are catch up days- because it's rainy outside and because I still don't feel all that craptastic. So: finished new...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-25-catching-up-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d71ed47b5ad800151aeecc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:39:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_e03c684801de4dcfb74c45bff4d38357~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/25  Summer in Full Swing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flowering: Sweetie Drop plant from 2020, White Yarrow, Flower Pods on Eggplant White Cosmos,Runner Beans, Dill (?), Butterfly Weed Need...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-25-summer-in-full-swing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d5e657181fb90015eae049</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:42:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_68e1c455486a44e185a7b25510250336~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/22  Cool and sunny ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike helped me take the younger Norway back to give my front yard garden more sun. Now we chop the remains: big ones for trellis and...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-22-cool-and-sunny</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d1e317432dc6001537aa8a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:28:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_1e85cdb78e294e49a8db6ded6e08ea04~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/21  Thunderstorms all night, much rain!]]></title><description><![CDATA[And it's 9:00 and already humid and getting hot. Blooming: Phacelia, Oxeye Daisies,Pink Hollyhock Summbitch rabbit chopped down my...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-21-thunderstorms-all-night-much-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d09a79e9a4950015e90030</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:35:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_e03c684801de4dcfb74c45bff4d38357~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/19 Why it's August in June!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gardens refreshed with rain, heat and sun. All in the right proportions. Shoots on the new fig. Grape shoots also doing well. Garlic...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/_6-19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60cde5f3b02640002bc433e0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:40:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_1f2fcdecc6ca4d219228193b7b09c838~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/18 Rainy Morning and then HOT! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lots of Golden currants nearly ready to pick. Red Currants- not as many but still a good quantity. Blacks nearly none. Blooming:...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-18-rainy-morning-and-then-hot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60cdccc8d2cd920015ba38c2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:06:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_ea01201759e04e43b633ef97bbb3da2f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/16  Beautiful day. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am vitalized! Planted ornamental Corn (red strawberry), squashes- Kabocha , Butternut, and Canteloupes on s. side of trellis archway....]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-16-beautiful-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ca11a1c1c1640016c71f51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:53:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_01a168ae2291446d84f0ffac129b1b0c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/15 Lovely weather mid 20s and some rain!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now this is more like it. Back feels better, migraines are giving me a rest, and the weather is superb. We laid the drip irrigation for...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-15-lovely-weather-mid-20s-and-some-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c9d3912cbb4d00811973da</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:03:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_06db3dce65e04f1cbae23309a854af09~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bee timeline]]></title><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/bee-timeline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c26bd5d92aa000152d440d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:32:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_feacd23392bb48abbbc643e88baab4b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_816,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ontariochefschool</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/13  Migraines and back pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in the saddle today. Been a while. Harvesting lettuce, radicchio, snap peas, radishes. Need to start to trellis grapes, tomatoes,...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-13-migraines-and-back-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c5e9a6fb4489004839da79</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_45cd6e1e23114de2bc61d582df7aca55~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[6/7 Been a very hot week +30 most days]]></title><description><![CDATA[That plus migraine induced inertia means I wasn't updating this blog as I should. Saw one of our resident skunks today. They are still...]]></description><link>https://brennanphotos.wixsite.com/mygarden/post/6-7-been-a-very-hot-week-30-most-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60be14e4036025001567ec82</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d560ec_7c52193704164ae9ac05e3ed7b5063b6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joan Brennan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>