Photo: Daniela in her balcony garden
Apartments can be quite small in Sicily, but this doesn’t mean you can’t have a wonderful garden. Our relatives love fruit and but trees but also love having tons of Continue Reading
Photo: Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard
Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard, originally uploaded by dewelch. I saw this amazing scene when we visited a restored monastery last night in Nicolosi. For me, this sums Continue Reading
Photo: Zinnia
Zinnia, originally uploaded by dewelch. Another lovely flower from our cousin’s garden here in Sicily. Francesca loves flowers and lovingly raises large pots of annuals from seed each year. These Continue Reading
Photos from Sicily: Vinca
My wife, son and I are in Sicily visiting family for the next 3 weeks. I will be reporting from Mascalucia, Sicily (near Cantania) and posting lots of photos. Today’s Continue Reading
I Like This – July 22, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. Another Type of Green Wall: San Francisco Street Scene – July 22, 2011 Read more on this topic: I Like Continue Reading
What is GardenCampLA?
GardenCampLA is currently in the planning stages. We are looking for venues, sponsors and organizers. Visit http://GardenCampLA.wordpress.com for more information — Douglas GardenCampLA is a community organized, gardening-focused, unconference which Continue Reading
Photo: Bees Up Close
It took some time to make peace with honey bees. I grew up with yards that were more clover than grass, so summer days often involved accidentally stepping on bees Continue Reading
Transplants from seed starting project
Clockwise from Top Left (Basil and 1 small oregano seedling), Unknown (I am letting it grow to see what it is. I think it might be a grape vine, but Continue Reading
Photo: Cucumber flower
Cucumber flower, originally uploaded by dewelch. Cucumbers are on the way in our friend’s garden. They already have corn and some tomatoes on the vine, too. I don’t really have Continue Reading
Photo: Figgy pudding, perhaps?
These wild figs pop up everywhere her in the Los Angeles area, seeds spread by birds and other wildlife. Once started they can quickly take over an area. I have Continue Reading