Elsewhere: The Real Hollywood – Toyon
My friend, Keri, over at Animalbytes.net has a great write up on one of our California natives and what it provides for the animals that live here. Keri always has Continue Reading
Video: Container Vegetable Update 010 – Basil and peppermint and spinach and strawberries!
In this update, Basil and peppermint and spinach and strawberries! An overview of the containers since I moved them into a sunnier spot. Can’t see the video above? Watch “Container Continue Reading
Garden Vocabulary: Humus
This Garden Vocabulary series seeks to introduce and explain to you — and in many cases, myself — words and terms associated with gardening. Please let me know if there are any Continue Reading
Books on Hold: The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage
Books on Hold is a blog series dedicated to books I have seen in passing and then requested from my local library. See more in the series at the end of Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
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
Video: In the garden…short: Onions sprouting already!
“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 was really surprised to see these Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Kniphofia “Red Hot Poker”
Link: Kniphofia from Wikipedia.org Books from Amazon.com: Plants from Amazon.com: Previously in Garden Alphabet: Bougainvillea Brugmansia Ecualyptus Nandina Orange Paperwhites Related posts: Top Gardener’s Notebook Posts for 2012 Garden Alphabet: Bougainvillea Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Black Forest Calla Lily
Quite a striking flower. Even though it is more deep purple than true black, it certainly makes a statement. Not sure why I am on such a black plant kick Continue Reading
Video: The Peterson Garden Project in Chicago, Illinois
The Peterson Garden Project is a not-for-profit organization (Chicago, IL) looking to inspire everyone they meet to grown their own food and community. If you love the taste of Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
I came across this photo of Black Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) on Pinterest and was immediately taken with it. It looks so dramatic with its dark canes against the green foliage. Continue Reading