Photo: New onions rising in the garden
Our latest batch of onion sets are rising in the garden! Related posts: Video: In the garden…December 28, 2013: Planting onion sets and harvesting some sweet potatoes Photo: Our neighbor, Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…short!: January 9, 2014: Onion sets pushing out of the ground
Our onion sets are pushing out of the ground for the beginning of another growing season.. Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: “Container Garden Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…January 7, 2014: Pruning the wisteria
Time to prune the wisteria on the backyard pergola while it is still dormant. It is probably a but late, but better late than never. Check out what was Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Linderniaceae (formerly Torenia) Kuaui Deep Blue
Interesting Plant: Linderniaceae (formerly Torenia) Kuaui Deep Blue The purplish-blue of these flowers caught my eye as I scrolled through Pinterest the other day. The ability to browse visually through all the pins is Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Matilija Poppy (Romneya)
Garden Alphabet: Matilija Poppy (Romneya) It is a big surprise that these huge plants and flowers are actually California natives. Typical natives here are small in stature to preserve the rare Continue Reading
Video: Interesting interaction between Cooper’s Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus niger)
Interesting interaction between Cooper’s Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus niger) I recorded this interesting interaction between a Cooper’s Hawk and Fox Squirrel (Accipter cooperii and Sciurus niger) Continue Reading
13 of My Favorite Garden Things for December 2013
As always, let me know what types of interesting items you would like to see and I will keep an eye out for them especially. — Douglas Get new Continue Reading
What I’m Reading…: What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses Daniel Chamovitz This is certainly on the geekier side of my reading list, but when I am came across Continue Reading
Top 20 Blog Posts for 2013 from A Gardener’s Notebook
Looking back over my stats, like a lot of folks today, I see that these were the Top 20 blog posts A Gardner’s Notebook for 2013 DIY: PVC Pipe Continue Reading