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Snap!
Last summer was the first for the new beds along the driveway. This is where I had lots of spring-flowering bulbs, and once their blooms faded I planted several different annuals. It was a big success...
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Emergence
Some of the most exciting things about gardening for me are emergences. (Not emergencies, although they are exciting too.) So much anticipation followed by satisfaction, surprise, sometimes...
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beautiful bamboo?
To those of us who are obsessed with growing bamboo in our gardens, there's nothing like a thick, beautiful bamboo culm.Currently the 'Spectabilis' bamboo is the most eye-catching in my yard, with its...
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Spring greens
If you ask me what my weakest area in the garden is, where I show the least amount of skill, I'd have to say that's the veggie garden. I'm just not too good with edibles for whatever reason. Perhaps...
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so clear, what to do?
I wanted to show you the pond right now, as it's pretty incredible.No, not the dreary, plant-free exterior of the pond. I want to show you the interior of the pond: what's underwater.***The water is so...
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One-word Wednesday: Red
***The Amaryllis are in full bloom in the kitchen window -- can you tell?.
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spring seedlings
It's finally time to start growing new plants! It's a bit early still for the warm weather stuff like tomatoes, but for the cool-season edibles it's time.As usual I've bought too many different seed...
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Rose
I think I've got a few rose-themed posts coming in the next month or so, with pruning that needs to be done, and a transplant/salvage project, but I'm starting things off today with something that...
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I think I lost one
Unlike earlier in the week when I photographed the depths of the pond, the fish weren't hiding the other day:They must have been sunning themselves, absorbing a bit of warmth from the ever-increasing...
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Late Winter Color
One of the great and unexpected things I've found about late winter (or very early spring if you're quite optimistic) is the way that many plants turn unusual colors. Unusual and wonderful!This...
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New Plants, Generously
If you've been reading my posts for a while (thanks!) you probably know that I like to try a few new plants every year, whether in the veggie garden or in the ornamental beds.This year I'm trying many...
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Sowing those seeds
Yesterday I showed you some of the new plants I should be growing this year, that is if I can get the seeds to germinate. Sometimes it's tricky, you know.But my first approach is always the simplest...
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Not looking good
No, it's not looking good at all. This could be one of the ugliest posts I've done for quite a while...You see, this is one of my cardoons. Or perhaps it is a globe artichoke. Whatever it is, I can't...
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It's moss time
I gave you warning a few weeks back: it's moss season here, and I cannot resist getting down on the ground for some mossy macro shots.Most of this lovely green stuff will be dormant and dry by July, so...
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vinca vinca vinca vinca
If you have any doubt about what today's post is about, let me make it clear: vinca. Vinca major 'variegata' to be exact. I write about this almost every year, as it needs to be explained as often as...
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More cuttings, easy
In a post a few weeks ago I mentioned taking Euphorbia tirucalli 'Sticks on fire' cuttings, and Loree at Danger Garden wondered what I did to get good success when propagating this plant.The truth is I...
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I forgot
There are things I forget every year in the garden. Late winter is when I usually notice them: things I should have done last year, plants I've forgotten about.I'll take a look at some of them now,...
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Pond cleaning, phase 1
I decided to start cleaning some of the leaves and excess oxygenator plants out of the pond last weekend while the weather was still somewhat warm, before the colder air and snow hit us this past...
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one last chance
With spring fast approaching (or not so fast depending upon where you live), late-winter cleanup is well under way in my garden.One last chance to enjoy what last summer gave me before it feeds next...
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More vinca
You thought my vinca cleanup and trimming project last week was the last you'd see of this vigorous groundcover for a while, right?Well, you were wrong! I have another patch of out-of-control vinca in...
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