Idea: Use topsoil bag as your “first year” garden
I came across this idea on Pinterest and, I must say, as a lazy gardener, this could be an excellent way to turn parts of your lawn into garden with Continue Reading
Free garden wallpapers for May 2012 – Garden Face
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, tap Continue Reading
My favorite shared gardening items for April 2012
Here are my favorite shared gardening items for April 2012. How many plants per container? Leaf Magazine Spring 2012 Seed starters out of paper pulp Straw Bale Raised bed Skippy’s Continue Reading
Photo: An amaryllis from my garden via Instagram
A lovely amaryllis bloom in my garden today. More are coming on. Click for slightly larger image Read more on this topic: Photo: Snowbells Photo: Oaks, acorns and an unidentified Continue Reading
Photo: Cactus flowers from SoCal Spring Garden Show 2012
This cactus flower photo was taken at the Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. Click for a larger image See the entire set of photos from the Southern California Spring Garden Continue Reading
Video: Southern California Spring Garden Show 2012
Here is a short montage (3 mins) of scenes from this year’s Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. I visited the show on April 28, 2012 and Continue Reading
Gardens of LA – Greystone Manor
Now that Google Maps and Google Earth have such great satellite and aerial imagery, I am revisiting some posts that I made many years ago. I am dubbing this series, Continue Reading