Come and join me in my garden!
Interesting Plant: Saintpaulia ‘Rebel’s Splatter Kake’ I never knew the Latin name for African Violets, even though my grandmother grew them religiously when I was growing up in Ohio. She had a Continue Reading
Yesterday we harvested the bowl full of sweet potatoes you see here. While I was outside taking these photos I noticed that our Snowflakes (Leucojum) were rising out of the Continue Reading
Onion sets go into the ground while sweet potatoes come out. Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: “In the garden… – Planting Onion Sets Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Echinacea I haven’t had much success growing Echinacea here in my garden, but I plan to keep trying. I love the large flowers and their lovely purple color. Continue Reading
In most gardens, annual plants are used to dress up flower beds and containers during the height of the growing season. Those gardeners in temperate zones tend to rely on Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Passiflora (Passion flower) Every time I pass a passiflora vine in the neighborhood I stop and stare. I am quite taken with the lovely, and to me, quite alien Continue Reading
Update: January 3, 2014: I captured some new Cooper’s Hawk footage yesterday. You can see it in this video, Interesting interaction between Cooper’s Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus Continue Reading
Time to pull the carrots from their pot along with some of the self-seeded lettuce. They made for a tasty dinner this evening. Even threw in a few nasturtium leaves Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Camellia They only camellia bloomed for only the second time in 17 years, so I made sure to grab some photos. Most modern camellia are big, blousy things, Continue Reading
Yes, You Can! And Freeze and Dry It, Too: The Modern Step-By-Step Guide to Preserving Food I heard about this book from the writer, who is a regular attendee of Continue Reading