The rain threatens with gray skies and no sight of the sun. Are you as tired of the downpours yet, or are you in a section of the country that needs it desperately? KBJ is in San Francisco where the Yosemite wildfire threatens the city with loss of power and water. There is rain all… Continue reading
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My friend Kim and I both share a love of all things garden, so we planned a trip to a wonderful nursery on the other side of the mountain that she introduced me to several years ago.
Today started cool and clear. My master bedroom is a wall of glass, and I had cool breezes filtering in all night. It was delightful to be able to turn off the A/C and enjoy fresh air. This morning KBJ had to leave for NC, so after breakfast I opened the front door to walk
Well, I say done, meaning the basic structure and plants are now in place. Now I watch it to see how things do…..whether the plants
Yesterday I shared the beginning of a pocket garden space developed in response to planting a new red Japanese maple tree. The expansion of the raised box area photo, seen again below, was actually done first, and is really part of the overall plan to add more to the left side of the house and… Continue reading
Yesterday I showed the planting of the Japanese red maple tree (Emperor) that started the idea for another pocket garden to the left side of the garage. Today some photos of how it starts to come together. I start first with the shape for the garden space. When planning either a new area or an… Continue reading
I have had a few readers ask me about attracting butterflies to the garden. The main reason that butterflies and hummingbirds will consistently visit your garden is because of
Do you like roses but don’t want to deal with all the fuss it takes to have some roses in the garden? Then this is a rose to consider.
I live on over 6 wooded acres, and only around the house is it cleared enough to allow for a decent amount of gardening space. Over the years I have added small garden areas I call pocket gardens. This post is about the one I added
I planted a perennial daisy two years ago with an expected height of 24 inches. Well, it must have been mislabeled, because that baby grew and grew. Last year, as is often the case, we had summer storms that had significant winds, enough that it blew the stems over. By that time, August, they were… Continue reading