Senga's Blog

Eco-chic Outdoor Living & Exterior Design

"My gardens, my passion and I will show it how it easy it is for you to live and eco-chic and sustainable lifestyle in your own backyard..."

Senga Lindsay, Senga Landscape Architecture Inc.

Starting January 1, 2010 I will take you through the 'Garden of Eaten/Eden" - a 'Year in the Life of a Sustainable Garden' using my personal garden and show you how you can create beautiful outdoor spaces for entertaining that can provide an abundance of food from our edible green roof, bee hives, egg laying 'chooks' and recipes on how to prepare it with my husband chef and other award winning chefs from B.C.

For more tips check out my other blog at Gardenwise Magazine & my designer article series.

2010 Blog Posts

Showing 1 through 10 of 111 posts.

Sept. 3/10 Senga's Vlog - How to Control Powdery Mildew

The days are quickly turn cold and wet and this means that powdery mildew on many of our edible are quickly over taking our veggies such as our melons, cucumbers, zucchinis and snow peas. [more]

August 28/10 Senga's Vlog - How to Harvest Cucumbers

Learn how to harvest cucumbers the right way with Senga - come join her on her edible green roof in late August. Watch my vlog [more]

August 25/10 Senga's Vlog - How to Kill Those Pesky Aphids

As August wraps up the Aphids are in full swing in the garden. Attacking just about anything green and succulent in the garden they are one of the worst pests that contribute to plant and harvest decline - literally sucking the life juice out of my edibles on my edible green roof. [more]

August 21/10 Senga's Vlog - What Veggies Can You Grow in Shade?

Let's face it no one has the perfect veggie garden. And more times than your edible garden is in a spot where there happens to be a building or a tree that casts some shade during the day. [more]

August 15/10 Senga's Vlog - How to Harvest Kohlrabi

On my edible green roof the Kholrabi seem to be the last 'cooler' climate vegetables that haven't bolted or gone to seed. This Veggie makes great cole slaw, and also roasted with other root vegetables. See my vlog of how to harvest. [more]

August 7/10 Senga's Vlog - How do you harvest Cauliflower?

Wow! August already and I still have some left over cauliflower that hasn't managed to bolt on me. Up on the edible green roof I go in search of the fixing for David's cauliflower gratinee! See my vlog of the harvest. [more]

August 3/10 Senga's Vlog - Visiting an English Garden in New Zealand

A little departure back in time to my trip in New Zealand back in December where I visited world of an English perennial garden in the formal style. One of my favourite garden styles - I have devoted a whole area in my home backyard to perennials and flowers for all summer. [more]

August 2/10 Senga's Vlog - Visiting an American Modernist Garden in New Zealand

A little departure back in time to my trip in New Zealand back in December where I visited world of an American Modern Garden in New Zealand! Check out the ornamental grasses and cactus too. [more]

August 1/10 Senga's Vlog - How do you harvest Broccoli?

I can't believe it is already August. It has been a dismal year in the vegetable garden this year. A cold spring and June coupled witht he fact that we live at the base of Grouse Mountain makes for cooler weather all around. We are about 3-4 weeks behind everyone else! [more]

July 30/10 Senga's Vlog - Why do my turnips bolt?

Senga shows you why your turnips are bolting and you just aren't going to have a harvest this summer - mainly it is too hot . The good news is now is the time to start planting for a fall harvest! Watch my vlog [more]