Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I'm glad you were able to catch one! I feel so bad, they're getting chased out of nearby farm fields being developed for houses, but they are so destructive in my little yard I have to try trapping. 000
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Saw my first robin today and trees buds are swelling. Even though most of the garden is under snow, spring is coming, it just looks a little different up north. #spring #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden 🌱🇨🇦 020
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I wanted to let as many people in #Alberta #Canada know as possible: if you're struggling to book vaccines through the government, we were able to order covid & flu through our local shoppers. Covid was $125 + $20 admin. I wish it didn't have to be that way, but hopefully, this helps some people. 000
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Best of the garden mid August 🌼 #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0284
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Thank you ❤️ they really are their best this time of year 000
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Best of the garden from the first week of August. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1303
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Very cool, I've never been out that way. Happy to find another cool Albertan on bsky ❤️ 010
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The skies are some of the best parts of being here ❤️ 100
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Hard to beat a sunset after a thunderstorm. #Canada #thunderstorm #yeg #leduc #outdoors #nature #weather #zone3 #alberta 090
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/07/2025We have different types of crab spiders, but they make me laugh every time, throwing their hands up when I come across them. 🤍 011
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 17/07/2025When I first started my garden, I said I would never have orange, yellow, or red flowers. Here we are now. 🌼 #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0100
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 15/07/2025I have a pocket gopher destroying my garden, but the flowers have never looked better. I'll take what I can get. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1150
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Some bouquets to give away at the wellness clinic where we get our massage therapy 💗 #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown #flowers 🌱🇨🇦 0111
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Celebrating the first dahlia of the year, Ferncliff Rusty #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown #dahlia #flowers 🌱🇨🇦 2583
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Overnight explosion of Scabiosa. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0463
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Look veeeery close you can see one of the dozens of tiny blue damselflies hanging out in the garden yesterday evening. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0100
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Finally, after a few days of warm weather, the garden is finding its summer rhythm. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0324
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Still no focal flowers, but lots of yarrow. Played around with making a single flower arrangement. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1221
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I have no focal flowers right now, so it's tiny hand-tied bouquet season where marigolds and calendula are the stars. 🌼 #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1332
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I love the curving rock accents and plant choices ❤️ 100
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 20/06/2025First bloom for the only rose in the garden 'Chinook Sunrise'. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1462
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Sedum Autumn Joy. One of my favourite for cut flowers. Looks beautiful at any growth stage. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0131
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Year four in my garden and still a long way to go, but I'm happy with some of the cottage garden chaos as plants come together and wander about. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 1362
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Self seeded foxglove 'Camelot'. Free plants are the best plants. So happy to see these back. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 180
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 16/06/2025New favourite marigold unlocked: strawberry blonde. These blooms start out deep burgundy and get pale as they age, leading to beautiful variation. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 190
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Peony season 💜 my Solange peony is five years old and produced five blossoms this year. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0100
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Love sitting out on a warm afternoon watching the polinators do their thing. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown #bees #polinators 🌱🇨🇦 090
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Celebration of spring. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0150
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Oh my goodness a whole field 😍 this is one of my favourite flowers in the garden and I just have it in smaller patches. 020
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 27/05/2025gardenerskit.com/collections/... They are the only ones I've seen carry the Sneeboer tools I've seen UK gardeners using. Sadly not a common tool here.gardenerskit.comWeeding ForkSneeboer tools are hand-forged in Holland from one piece of stainless steel using traditional techniques and modern production methods, making durable, high-quality garden tools built for maximum stre... 140
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Radish time is the best time of year. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden 🌱🇨🇦 0160
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Blueberry ginger pie all done. 🫐🥧 #cooking #baking #fromscratch #canada #homemade #pie #handmade 070
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I come from a long line of pie makers, but it is not my strength. Practicing to keep the legacy going. Blueberry Ginger pie for our LAN party tomorrow. #pie #baking #canada #baker #cooking #madeincanada #fromscratch 0130
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The real reason to grow alchemilla mollis is how it looks after rain. 💧🌿 #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 0120
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Happy to hear it! Nice to have a break from watering. 010
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Two days of very welcome rain after nearly two months without. Not great for garden chores, but I'll take it and more. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #rain 🌱🇨🇦 120
Mel @rainydaycottage.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Working on some new plantings in my west shade garden. I love this combo of deep purple huchera with the five finger maiden hair fern and the hostas. #Bloomscrolling #garden #gardening #zone3 #canadiangarden #cottagegarden #cutflowers #grownnotflown 🌱🇨🇦 090