Saturday was a day of accomplishment. Despite the unseasonable April showers here in the San Fernando Valley, my wife and I headed out to our local independent nursery to pick out our favorite edible Monrovia plants to add to the garden this spring — our own personal “Splurge on Spring”, you might say! Find your […]
Just like last year, Monrovia has reached out to A Gardener’s Notebook to participate in their Splurge On Spring campaign. See what I planted last Spring in this video. Monrovia offered me some credit at my local garden center (Find A Local Garden Center Here) to select 2-3 plants from 3 different plant groups: Edibles […]
As you may have seen, last week we built a small 5×5 plastic greenhouse to house some of our more delicate plants, cuttings and seedings. This Epiphyllum had a bloom starting on it when we placed it in the greenhouse and today I was greeted with this lovely pink bloom. Not sure if the added humidity […]
A Minute in the Garden: A series from A Gardener’s Notebook Koi Pond in the Japanese garden at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, California. (https://www.descansogardens.org/) Music: “Ripples” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) See all the videos in “A minute in the garden” series in this YouTube playlist Buy my photography on a variety of products […]
A Minute in the Garden: A series from A Gardener’s Notebook Sakura – Cherry Blossoms – A Minute in the Garden 36 from A Gardener’s Notebook Music: “Senbazuru” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) See all the videos in “A minute in the garden” series in this YouTube playlist Buy my photography on a variety of products […]
Checking out the garden as I headed out to an event, I saw that the garlic I planted last week is starting to sprout — at least 2 small sprouts – and our new pomegranate tree is throwing off flowers like crazy. Perhaps I might get one pomegranate off it this year — it is […]
A Minute in the Garden: A series from A Gardener’s Notebook Papaver/Poppy – A Minute in the Garden 35 from A Gardener’s Notebook Music: “Vadodora Chill Mix” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) See all the videos in “A minute in the garden” series in this YouTube playlist Buy my photography on a variety of products directly […]
In The Garden…March 2, 2016 from A Gardener’s Notebook – Container Refurb, Strawberries, Garlic and more! In this episode: Container refurb with newly planted strawberries and garlic Checkup on 1 year old buckwheat and pomegranate tree Bankside Roses in Bloom Strawberries and garlic also planted directly in garden Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy […]
A Minute in the Garden: A series from A Gardener’s Notebook Gerbera Daisies (Gerbera jamesonii) in our garden Music: “Night Music” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) See all the videos in “A minute in the garden” series in this YouTube playlist Buy my photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble Help Support A […]
In The Garden: Sweet Potato Harvest from A Gardener’s Notebook In this episode: Time to harvest the sweet potatoes and share them with family and friends. Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy Music: The One” by The Woodshedders Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble Help Support A Gardener’ […]