This week I’ve had two very different native plant shopping experiences. One was very unpleasant. I won’t mention the name of the place other than to say it is closing down (and I’m not surprised) and the prices were really,
Author: Byddi Lee
Finding it hard to contain myself
I attended a Master Gardener talk on container gardening a while back. Not that I don’t have plenty of room to stick plants in the ground, but initially, I wasn’t sure where I wanted to put things. I have this
What season is it?
I get confused by the seasons in California. Right now, I’m looking forward to the rain coming, in much the same way I used to anticipate spring time in Ireland. That’s because in many ways summer here is like the
Too mulch of a good thing!
Wow! Friday again – last week simply flew in. That’s what happens when you become engrossed in a project. My week was a whirl of sleeping, shoveling, eating and more shoveling. My aim was to have the wood chip pile
Toe-may-toe, Ta-ma-toe!
I’ve got piles! Piles of cherry tomatoes in the back garden… And STILL piles of wood chips in the driveway. Both piles are getting smaller, and I noticed that the wood chips are getting a lot of attention from new
Free Gym Membership
If anyone is interested in coming to workout in our gym, you are more than welcome. Its right in front of the house, and it has a variety of workout machines… There’s the Shoveling Machine – it’s great for toning
A blank canvas
Before I launch into my post for this week, here is my entry for the Gardening Gone Wild Photo Competition for August. The theme is “On the road again” and I’d have thought I’d have a load of photos for
Drying herbs – no sweat!
My basil flowered when I was in Hong Kong. I picked them as soon as I could but could not bring myself to compost them. They were pretty and smelled lovely. I looked online to see what could be done
Growing herbs – just do it!
Growing herbs is so easy. Many will grow easily from seed. I just stick the seeds into a pot of seeding soil and water well. They like full sun too. I was nervous about basil in full sun but it
Home is where the garden is.
I really missed my garden while we were in Hong Kong. It was exciting to see what had grown while were were away. Dalton, our young neighbor, had taken great care of the garden while we were gone and had