A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. AmpleHarvest.org – Gardeners Sharing Their Harvest With A Community Food Pantry – April 26, 2011 – Just listened to an online gardening class with the founder of this group. What a great way to share the bounty of your garden with those less fortunate around [...]
I just listened to an online class with the founder of AmpleHarvest.org. What a wonderful idea. AmpleHarvest connects gardeners with extra produce to food banks and food pantries in their local area. So much food is wasted each day in America and now there is way to get that food to those who need it [...]
See larger versions of these pictures, and more gardening pictures, on my Flickr photostream I don’t know what got into us today, but the boy firmly said, last night, “Tomorrow is a garden day!” Well, I am one to make great use of any gardening initiative on his part, so around mid-morning we headed out [...]
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. diy project: outdoor planting table – April 20, 2011 – I have been wanting a nice potting bench for a long time and this might just fit the bill. I am going to take a closer look at the plans and see if I am [...]
As you have seen, I love sharing photos of my garden and interesting plants and structures I find elsewhere. I would love for you to share your pictures, too. You can add them as links here in the comments or add them to the Gardener’s Notebook Facebook Page. I use Flickr to share my pictures [...]
Basil seedlings, originally uploaded by dewelch. Via Flickr: The early sprouts of some old basil seeds. I didn’t know if the seed was still viable. I have been on a bit of a planting frenzy with all these old seeds, just to see what might grow. Once these are up and sturdy I will look [...]
Brugmansia blooms, originally uploaded by dewelch. I found these lovely blooms at a client’s house today. She has 3 large Brugmansia, all blooming prolifically. Quite dramatic. Wikipedia on Brugmansia
Spotted on L.A. at home… April 23: The annual wildflower show and native plant sale sponsored by the California Native Plant Society and the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants includes a symposium. Speakers include Lili Singer on “The Joys of Gardening with Native Plants,” 9:30 to 11a.m.; James Kenney on “Wildflowers and Landscapes of the [...]
Saw this today as I was working in the garden and figured I would share. After looking at some photos online, I think it is Agaricus Compestris. Let me know what you think in the comments. I also submitted a picture to Project Noah, using their iPhone app, to see what people there have to [...]
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