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Photo: Front Garden Panorama this morning

Up early for school drop off this morning, so I grabbed this panorama in the early morning light. Click for full size image

Video: What Douglas Dug…Show 009 – March 11, 2013 – Photoshopped flowers, carrots, rosemary topiaries and more!

Our ninth episode of What Douglas Dug…, our regular review show of neat gardening items I have found in my Internet travels. In this episode, A Cheap cold frame, garden sculpture and more! Can’t see the video above? Watch “What Douglas Dug… Show 009″ on YouTube  Watch all the past episodes on the “What Douglas Dug…” YouTube playlist [...]

Garden Alphabet: Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae)

Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) I love morning glory, even though here in California they can get a bit invasive. This picture comes from a neighbors garden, as I really don’t have enough sun to grow them where I would like. The shocking colors make such a statement no matter what colors they  are against. Morning Glory [...]

Garden History: Whitworth Gardens, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, England

There is always something so special in a patch of water in the garden. Be it a large lake, small pond or even just awarer garden in a whiskey barrel, the look and sound of water is as attractive to we humans as it is to native wildlife. The biggest suggestion for those wanting to [...]

Product: Daffodil Mug from A Gardener’s Notebook

Here is another pretty product from A Gardener’s Notebook. I am pleasantly surprised how nice my photos look on these mugs. I recently ordered one of each to have here at the home office. Daffodil Mug from A Gardener’s Notebook by douglasewelch Browse more products from A Gardener’s Notebook

Garden Vocabulary: Xeriscaping

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 terms you would like me to explore. You can leave your ideas in the comments section and we can learn together! Xeriscaping “Xeriscaping and xerogardening [...]

Tomatomania 2013 is coming!

The annual Tomatomania events are scheduled and information is posted to their web site. Check out the events in your area and start planning what you might like to plant this year! — Douglas   TIME FOR TOMATOES! IT’S HERE! FINALLY! The season we’ve been waiting (and waiting…) for. SoCal ‘Maniacs, our event schedule starts [...]

Photo: Container Strawberries

Here are two photos of the strawberries coming ripe in my container garden.

Free Native Sunflower Desktop, Tablet and Smartphone Wallpaper for March 2013

Here is a selection of free wallpapers for your computer desktop or smartphone. Right-click and select Save Image As… to download them to your own computer. On your smartphone, click the image to see the full-sized image, tap and hold, then select Save to Camera Roll. You can then attach the wallpapers using your phone’s [...]

Photo: From the garden…

From the garden today — for better or worse . Time for some Spring cleanup but enjoyable all the same! <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/welchwrite/8522265818/” title=”From the garden today — for better or worse . Time for some Spring cleanup but enjoyable all the same! by dewelch, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8522265818_fb9d3d92ce.jpg” width=”500″ height=”500″ alt=”From the garden today — for [...]