Garden Decor: Acorn Wind Chime
Acorn Wind Chime I have always liked wind chimes in my garden and I have several there already. That said, this acorn wind chime caught my attention on Pinterest today. Continue Reading
From the archives: Look More Closely – October 17, 1999
Look More Closely Gardens are a curious thing. Sometimes I am looking at my garden as a whole, trying to develop overall themes and designs. Sometimes I am focused on Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Rosa banksiae (Lady Banks’ Rose)
Interesting Plant: Rosa banksiae (Lady Banks’ Rose) Click for larger images Interesting Plant: Rosa banksiae (Lady Banks’ Rose) “Rosa banksiae, commonly referred to as the Lady Banks’ Rose, is a species Continue Reading
Photo: Azalea Bloom
Today in the garden… Related posts: Top Gardeners Notebook Posts for 2010 Photos: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day at May Dream Gardens Yellow Roses…in the neighborhood Photo: “Bewitched” Rose Garden Alphabet: Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 20: Slow going and some frugal lettuce
The containers are slowing down as the hot days arrive here in Los Angeles. A lettuce root from the store provides both lunch and a new start in a container. Continue Reading
Books on Hold: The Drunken Botanist : The plants that create the world’s great drinks
Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of this Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Lantana
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 Budget: Plants and Supplies for March 2013
I have decided to start spending a certain budget each month on improving the garden (~$100) and then blogging about it here on A Gardener’s Notebook. March starts the first Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Freesia
Freesia We have two types of Freesia that arrive in the garden each Spring. They don’t get quite enough sun and so they are quite “floppy”, but they return every Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…March 21, 2013 – Planting new shade plants and discovering a “pond” in the garden
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. I plant 2 Aucuba, a Schefflera and Continue Reading