Event: New Altadena farmers market starts May 30
Sounds like a great new Farmer’s Market is getting started in Altadena. My wife is a co-worker of one of the principals of The Institute of Domestic Technology. We probably Continue Reading
Wine bottle garden bed edging finally done
After a rainy and busy few days, a garden project called me out into the yard. I had been meaning to finish the wine bottle garden bed edging we started Continue Reading
Amazing photo collection of Southern California gardens (and more) at turn of 20th Century
I came across mention of this new online collection from the Library of Congress via this Metafilter post — The Lantern Slides of Frances Benjamin Johnston. What immediately caught my Continue Reading
Project: Straw bale raised garden bed
I came across this straw bale project on Pinterest the other day and it made me think again about the possibilities of some raised beds here in my garden. I Continue Reading
Photo: Toon Daffodils
Here is the previous Daffodil picture after it has been processed by the Toonpaint app on the iPhone. Straight B&W \ Spot Color Related posts: Douglas and AGN join Troy-Bilt’s Continue Reading
Photo: Daffodils still holding on
Daffodils, originally uploaded by dewelch. The daffodils I planted this year (75 in all) seem to be a later blooming variety, and those in the shady parts of the garden Continue Reading
Project: Homemade Potting soil project
I have been wanting to make my own potting soil for months now, but I have been slow to get off the mark. I have found may recipes online, but Continue Reading
It fig-gy time again!
The figs are showing up on our volunteer fig again. What treats will we make this time? Click for larger image Related posts: Photo: Plums (Italian: pruna/susina) with ash from Continue Reading
TV/Web: Beechgrove Garden from BBC Scotland
Here is another great gardening show from the UK, Beechgrove Garden. Beechgrove Garden is basically the Gardener’s World for Scotland. If you have similar climate and planting conditions, there could Continue Reading
Free Garden Wallpapers for April 2012 – Passiflora
Here is a selection of free wallpapers for your computer desktop or smartphone. Right-click and select Save Image As… to download them to your own computer. Desktop Wallpaper iPad Continue Reading