New trees, hollyhocks, raised bed garden; all are doing very well. The zucchini are starting to produce, the tomatoes are getting ready to ripen. The crooked neck squash almost ready to start harvesting and the peppers just beginning to produce. All are doing very well. I am very pleased with my raised bed garden. Last… Continue reading MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY; HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
Although spring wasn't officially here, according to the calendar, until March 20th, here in Northern California we have had spring like weather since January. We kept waiting for winter to arrive and it did in the mountains around us and northward to Oregon and Washington state, but here in the valley temperatures stayed mostly above… Continue reading SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
I am trying to stay out of conversations about politics on Facebook. There is so much blindness, ignorance and just plain hate being spewed there that it has gotten to be like a war zone! And some of it from friends and even family has gotten personally abusive. Makes me feel very sad. The Trump… Continue reading BACK TO THE GARDEN!
We can finally go to the hair salons! Yea! My hair was starting to get unruly and I was glad to go in and get a trim. Of course, I had to wear a mask because we are still pretending we are all at risk. I see people walking alone down the street where they… Continue reading HAIRCUT!! INSANITY AND GARDENING
Here in the US we call the plot of land around our homes...'the yard'. In England they call that piece of ground...'the garden'. My yard is not quite a garden, but I am working on it. I have about 1/3 an acre and it is mostly weedy....not much grass and weeds that grow as tall… Continue reading THE HOUSE AND THE GARDEN
I have a blossom on one of my water lilies! It is perfect! This is my first experience with water plants and I wasn't sure how well they would do, but both water pots have plants with leaves floating on the surface of the water and one of the white water lilies is now blooming.… Continue reading BLOSSOMS! WELL ONE, ANYWAY.
All the jungle is gone! Now it is time for me to start working on that end of the yard....training and pruning rose bushes; perhaps planting more to fill in the empty spaces. Some of the remaining trees are good, standing tall, willowy, and nicely attractive. But there are some that will need to be… Continue reading PRUNING AND GETTING RID OF THE UNDERGROWTH!
My yard is alive with blossoms! So I went around and took photos of them. They are all so beautiful, but the only way to keep them is take a picture. So sad, but they have a very short life. While they are in bloom though, they are spectacular! Some of the blossoms are large,… Continue reading BLOSSOMS!!!!
So peaceful today; slightly overcast. It's warming up as we head towards summer, but my pots and roses are beautiful. Don't know how long I can keep them this way, but I love working with them and right now they are near to perfect! My yellow climbing rose looks more like a small tree....which I… Continue reading FLOWERS, SUCCULENTS, WATER POTS
It looks like winter is finally over here in California. Temperatures are in the mid 70's, it is cloudy with lots of sunshine; and windy at times. Crazy when you consider all the snow and storms that are hitting the rest of the country. I have been buying new plants and potting them....and worrying about… Continue reading MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY; HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?!
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