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Here are a few pictures from our Toronto garden. It POURED on us the whole time, but what a great experience! The community members, the city of Toronto officials, and Canadian Tire folks were all just wonderful and worked so hard. We planted several vegetables and herbs in raised beds as well as trees along the path and beautiful perennials on the side that faced the street. Canadian Tire even donated benches for the center courtyard. Truly an amazing transformation in a day!
Have you heard of Project Orange Thumb? We awarded garden grants to 20 gardeners across the country to help them with their garden projects. In addition, we select 3-5 sites across the Americas to do our own version of Extreme Home Makeover--but with a community garden instead of a house! It's awesome because we don't just give money and tools, we actually leave the office and go to the site to work along side the community members to create a spectacular transformation in a day. We'll be tweeting and facebooking from the site, so you can keep an eye on all the action Wednesday.
Walker's 14th birthday party was this weekend. We did a rock theme. The invitations were CD's, and his band performed a live poolside concert. The cake was this full size electric guitar. To make it, we traced his real guitar on freezer paper and then cut it from three 9x13 sheet cakes. I decorated it with various candies--Tic Tacs, Good n Plenty, Reeses, M&M's, Kit Kats and Dentine Ice on toothpicks. My daughter said it was like Willie Wonka's guitar. It was a big hit with the teens! Winners from the Fiskars birthday challenge are Maryanne Hoekman, Sandyh50, and Maxine Hodges. Email your shipping address (suzanne@fiskars.com) with "birthday winner" in the subject line. Gardening winners are Toni, Julie and Patti W. Please email with "gardening winner" in the subject line.
Hooray, there were fresh cut tulips from our yard on my breakfast table this morning! Mother's Day weekend is my traditional kick-off to the quest for the perfect garden--okay, so it's not really perfect, but it's filled with beautiful colors and delightful aromas. I LOVE being outside in the summer to enjoy the yard. I know lots of you use Fiskars crafting tools, but have you ever tried Fiskars garden tools? They are truly incredible and really make gardening a joy! Innovative, ergonomically-designed, and always sharp, Fiskars garden tools are the best. If you've tried them, leave a comment here and let me know which is your favorite. I'll give a gardening prize to two random posters...which reminds me...the winners of the Earth Day post are Lisa Simpson and Jennifer English. Please email suzanne@fiskars.com and put "Earth Day Winner" in the subject line. So....what were you all saying about Fiskars garden tools?
