Photo: Acanthus Flowers
I always think of Acanthus as an important ingredient to any cottage garden. I don’t have a cottage garden, by any means, but I do have a few acanthus in Continue Reading
I Like This – July 4, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. Honey Roasted Red Potatoes – July 3, 2011 Life in a Perennial Border: A One Act Play – July 2, Continue Reading
Photo: Mimosa Flowers and Choosing trees
Mimosa Flowers, originally uploaded by dewelch. Another photo from our neighborhood walk a few days ago. These are the flowers of the Mimosa tree. We have several in out neighborhood. Continue Reading
Photo: Magnolia Blossom (Open)
Magnolia Blossom (Open), originally uploaded by dewelch. Another photo from our little neighborhood walk yesterday. This huge Magnolia Grandiflora bloom was in the shade, but looked wonderful. Used a little Continue Reading
Photo: Passiflora Flower
Passiflora Flower, originally uploaded by dewelch. Picked up a new camera today, the Olympus PEN E-PL1, a Micro FourThirds unit that is a big step up from the Kodak Point Continue Reading
I Like This – June 27, 2011
A collection of gardening items I found interesting this week. new! slideshow of my 54 top shade plants – June 27, 2011 Related posts: Elsewhere Online: Pretty Perennial Leaves for Continue Reading
Photo: The Garden in Summer
A nice shot of the woodland corner of the garden during our annual summer party. This spot remains cool in the summer and brings a little bit of the forest Continue Reading
Products: Troy-Bilt Hand Gardening Tools
Three boxes just arrived on my door step and, having heard from my fellow Saturday6 bloggers, I knew exactly what they would be. As part of the Saturday6 program, Troy-Bilt Continue Reading
Project: Bottle Garden Bed Edging
While I was out on a computer consulting call, my wife and son started in on this project. We had seen edging like this in the past and I also Continue Reading
Photo: Updated Succulent Container
Updated Succlent Container, originally uploaded by dewelch. Last week we visited the Photos: Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 11th Annual Exhibit and Plant Sale. While there we picked up Continue Reading