Starting Flower Seeds
This year I’m starting seeds indoors for the garden. I got a wide variety of perennials and annuals for sun and shade. I’ve only grown plants from seeds a couple times, so I’m eager to see what happens with so…
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Fall Colors
Fall is here and the colors are changing rapidly. Here are some photos I’ve taken near the house.
Read MoreNew Dry Creek Bed & Planting
I have been wanting to tackle this barren area for years and decided I could at least move a few plants I could spare from my backyard. I have no irrigation to the area, so I waited for the beginning…
Bouquet From the Garden
Made a bouquet from my garden with peonies, oriental poppy and hardy geranium
Read MorePlum Blossoms
Plum blossoms glowing in the sunlight
Read MorePrimrose, Cyclamen, Hellebore & Saxifrage
Added Primrose, Cyclamen, and Saxifrage to my front walkway and I’m so happy to enjoy the color
Read MoreFirst Blossoms of 2021
First blooms of the season—hellebores and cyclamen—and I’m excited for spring
Read MoreBack Raised Garden
The back raised garden had a few large shrubs when I arrived–some were bare and one looked a bit sad with droopy dark green leaves. A deciduous fern was fading late in the season and there was a layer of…
Courtyard Garden
When I arrived, the courtyard garden was overly crowded and a bit of a mess. A couple plants dominated the space, making it feel heavy and dark. I’m intent on creating a woodland garden with dappled light–something to provide shade…
Plum Blossoms
Oddly, it snowed early today–big, fluffy flakes of snow. The weight of it even made the tall clump of bamboo slouch over, which is a new thing. Then, the sun came out, the snow quickly melted, and it felt odd…