What is your favorite sign of Spring? Leave a comment and share! This year’s normal rainfall has made everything jump in the garden, including the weeds, and these daffodils look amazing. They are always a great harbinger of Spring even if they do mean hotter weather is coming. and Follow Don’t miss a single post! Sign […]
What is your favorite flower? Leave a comment and share! It is always a welcome surprise to see these Gerbera Daisies popping up in the garden. They were originally decorations from a close friends memorial service and each time they appear they remind me of him. A great way to keep someone in your memories year […]
What is your favorite flower? Leave a comment and share! I bought these clivia on discount last Fall and now they are blooming in the garden. I am sure the large amount of rain we received has helped but it great to have some color in this shady part of the garden. and Follow Don’t miss […]
Archive.org has a host of old gardening books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Pinterest feed and gone completely down the rabbit hole in this treasure trove of information. Sure some ideas might be out of Historical Garden Books: […]
What is your favorite orchid? Leave a comment and share! White Orchids Orchids used to be exceedingly rare but now you can buy gorgeous ones at almost any grocery store. Knudsen and Wimber discovered the secrets of orchid growing and cloning and made these incredibly beautiful, of strange looking, plants available to everyone. Learn more and […]
Read Guns to shovels: Oakland activists melt deadly weapons into garden tools via City Farmer News An interesting link found among my daily reading Read more on this topic: Why So Many Public Libraries Are Now Giving Out Seeds via City Farmer News News: City of Los Angeles Offers Free Recycled Water for (Garden) Irrigation […]
What is your favorite mum? Leave a comment and share! Mums The Word A sea of mums at the local nursery. They had some smaller varieties on sale a few months ago and I have purple and gold varieties there. More signs of Spring. and Follow Don’t miss a single post! Sign up for the Gardener’s […]
What is your favorite poppy? Leave a comment and share! A Poppy Blooms Simple, delicate, and yet vibrant, this oriental poppy blooms during a recent trip to the nursery. Spring has already arrived here in Los Angeles and I am seeing blooms in gardens, too, not just in the nurseries. Our heavy winter rains are causing everything, […]
What is your favorite ranunculus? Leave a comment and share! Ranunculus Flowers More blooms spotted at the local @armstronggarden. I have thought about adding these bulbs to the garden over the years but somehow never found a color I liked enough. This happens often. I see a plant I like but can’t figure out how, or where, to […]
