Garden Alphabet: Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Garden Alphabet: Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Behold the modest Marigold. I see them everywhere and I am sure you do, too. Still, they do bring a certain kind of exuberance to Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…August 28, 2013: On the iPhone and in the garden with beans and carrots
Recording with the iPhone today, as part of a demo for the Dog Days of Podcasting 30 Day Challenge. I wanted to show how you can use it as your Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Rudbeckia hirta Moreno
Interesting Plant: Rudbeckia hirta Moreno Discovered via Pinterest User, Rachel Ottenberg Lovely dark and striking colors, along with double-petaled blooms in this Rudbeckia. “Wonderful, free flowering dwarf Gloriosa Daisy with deep chocolate Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 39: Soakers are soaking and radishes are growing
As part of the Dog Days of Podcasting (http:/dogdaysofpodcasting.com) I am showing off a wide variety of podcasting styles and methods. A quick check on the radishes, carrots and the Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Garden Inventory is a series where I begin an inventory of all the plants and trees in my garden. Along with some of my own pictures, I will link to various Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Tomato
Garden Alphabet: Tomato During a recent neighborhood block party, these tomatoes were on-display for produce swapping. I understand they were scooped up quite quickly. No surprise there. (LAUGH) Tomato “The tomato is Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Kalanchoe Tomentosa
Interesting Plant: Kalanchoe Tomentosa Discovered via Pinterest User, Zach Revense Lovely markings on the edge of these kalanchoe leaves. So much variety in succulents and nearly always something interest to see — Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…August 21, 2013: Grass where I don’t want it, flowers where I do and checking in
Our new, upgraded watering system is helping out a lot with more blooms and healthy plants, but grass springs up from the beds once it gets a little moisture. Weeding Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update Live – Recorded Version – Episode 39
As part of the Dog Days of Podcasting (http:/dogdaysofpodcasting.com) I am showing off a wide variety of podcasting styles and methods. Today, I will be streaming my weekly series, Container Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…August 17, 2013: Planting carrots, cauliflower, green onions and beans
Now that the side bed has been turned into a raised bed, it’s time to plant. Today I put in short rows of green onions, Parisian Carrots. Cauliflower and beans. Continue Reading