First Daffodil 2017
First Daffodil 2017 I was out doing a few tasks in the garden today and noticed the first Daffodil of the year at the end of the driveway. I Continue Reading
Recent Garden Photos from My Instagram – October 5, 2015
More photos from Douglas E. Welch Related posts: Garden Decor: Cast Concrete Planters Sweet potato harvest complete and bed prepared for this season Interesting Plant: Coral Bells or Alum Continue Reading
Photo: Purple Iochroma at The Gardens at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California
Purchase this photo and others on a variety of products from my portfolio Related posts: Video: Poppy and Bee in Slow Motion from A Gardener’s Notebook Video: Fortnight Lily Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)
Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa) Today’s Interesting Plant comes from a friends garden. I was visiting Keri from the Animalbytes blog and came across this wonderful phlomis in her garden. It Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) via BeWaterWise (@bewaterwiseh2o)
Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca) via BeWaterWise.com A few months ago I was invited down the office of the Metropolitan Water District to meet a number of people involved in their BeWaterWise.com project to help Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…January 23, 2015: Replanting after frost damage and more sweet potatoes harvested
I replace some frost damaged basil, plant out some homemade lavender cuttings and harvest another 3rd of the sweet potato bed with great results. Check out my collection of gardening Continue Reading
Photo: Raindrops on poinsettia via #instagram
Previously in my Instagram Photos… Related posts: Photo: Bougainvillea in the neighborhood Garden Alphabet: Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) Photo: Clytostoma callistegioides via #instagram Video: Photo montage from the Southern California Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Sanguisorba
Sanguisorba Discovered via Pinterest User By C’mai Sanguisorba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is burnet. The plants are perennial Continue Reading
Collect both horticultural and garden design books…from A Gardener’s Notebook
“The next item to consider for your gardening library is establishing a balance between books filled with information — latin names, identifying marks, propagation tips –and books that focus Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) A little early in the season, perhaps, but this poinsettia photo comes from a collection of photos I took in 2002. I often return to my archives Continue Reading