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Six On Saturday June 4, 2022
Six Trachelium caeruleums. They seed around, making a fine filler here and there, but the rabbits eat most of them. Native to areas around the
Tag : Piece Of Eden
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Two Different Tour Gardens, and Trees
Back in 2019 I attended an Open Garden Day, took some photos, did a blog post about it...and somehow forgot to publish the post. This particular
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Garden Tour: The Look On My Face
The eyes...Coyote (Canis latrans) I recently attended an Open Garden Days held in an historic neighborhood (historic for Southern California) within
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Happiness And Gardening
'Etoile Violette' From a recent NYT article (which may be paywalled): "researchers pinged tens of thousands of people on their smartphones
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Some Fine Tuning
Fine tuning here and there this week. Reflective and insulated plastic bag to reduce the sun's heat hammering the back of the gate's Woolly
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Blooms May 2022
Lots of flowers--you might get bored. The last Peony of the year above--'Misaka', hiding under the leaves. Rose 'Golden Celebration' from one of
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Small Projects Before Summer Arrives
Itoh Peony 'Bartzella'Enjoying the brief but stunning season of the Itoh Peonies while working on several small projects and experiments. An
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Tour Of Entire Garden May 2022
Aloe pseudorubroviolaceaA word-free tour of the entire garden, going mostly counter-clockwise, with slight detours to go down and back up the
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Axial View Lesson Learned
I've been working now and then to better plant-dress the above blue obelisk, to draw and lure the eye. Last autumn, a first attempt: planting
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Axial View Lesson Learned
I've been working now and then to better plant-dress the above blue obelisk, to draw and lure the eye. Last autumn, a first attempt: planting
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The Itoh Peony Bloom of 2022
One of spring's magic momentsThe stumps are all out, finally. Time to plant. 'Springfire' where the shovel is, Hakea, the pick. There we
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The Itoh Peony Bloom of 2022
One of spring's magic momentsThe stumps are all out, finally. Time to plant. 'Springfire' where the shovel is, Hakea, the pick. There we
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The Itoh Peony Bloom of 2022
One of spring's magic momentsThe stumps are all out, finally. Time to plant. 'Springfire' where the shovel is, Hakea, the pick. There we
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Stumping Along And The Holly Grail
The recently purchased Hakea, of all plants, was scorched by our two days of near-100F (38C) heat. Its tender new growth crisped . The rest of it
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Stumping Along And The Holly Grail
The recently purchased Hakea, of all plants, was scorched by our two days of near-100F (38C) heat. Its tender new growth crisped. The rest of it