I feel like I am planting something all the time...I didn't realized how few plants we had and how much I've already planted! I nearly bought a mandevilla vine today, too, but resisted. I am still thinking about covering the other side of our icky shed, but haven't quite figured out what to do yet since whatever it is will have to be in a pot and will therefore be in great peril in my hands.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Trailing Verbena
I feel like I am planting something all the time...I didn't realized how few plants we had and how much I've already planted! I nearly bought a mandevilla vine today, too, but resisted. I am still thinking about covering the other side of our icky shed, but haven't quite figured out what to do yet since whatever it is will have to be in a pot and will therefore be in great peril in my hands.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Loving Tracy's Pretty Posts

Sunday, April 26, 2009
The garden then and now
First up is the herb garden. What a sad little thing that started out as! First just holes cut out in the weed paper and now totally uncovered and beginning to take shape with some bricks. I still need to dig out a leveled trench for the bricks and place them permanently, but what a change, right? We have Sorrel, dill, nasturtiums, lavender, fennel, rosemary, basil, carnations, chamomile, thyme, lemon balm, sage, chives, tarragon, and bachelor's button growing here now.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
An Anniversary Tree

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Happy Earth Day - Plant something for the bees!

Sunday, April 19, 2009
Earth Day Planting Invitation

Saturday, April 18, 2009
An invitation to butterflies
The first is Scabiosa Columbaria, commonly called pincushion flower. I love the delicate blue, which works perfectly with the soft yellows and pinks of the front bed. It is already flowering now, and should flower through the fall, hooray!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
Chamomile in the herb garden
Strawberries in my son's strawberry patch. He really carefully weeds this and picks out the slugs with his bare hands. He is only 4 and he loves to garden with me!
Thyme in the herb garden
David Austen Golden Celebration Rose is still in the first round of blooms
This lovely peach tree doesn't belong to us, but it is planted on the back wall of the garden and hangs over quite a bit. We enjoy the Spring blooms tremendously, so I feel justified in adding it to the list of blooms.
Oranges are just forming on the Satsumi dwarf orange tree
Huechera Key Lime in my mostly shady Huechera garden
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Yesterday's Garden Salad
I washed everything and picked out the older, tougher lettuces and tossed them. After a really good wash, I spun them in the salad spinner to dry and set them aside. I washed and finely chopped all of the herbs and put them in a bowl. To the bowl I added some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, the juice of one lemon, and salt and pepper. After whisking, I tossed it with the lettuce and then added chopped pansies and carnations to the top along with an avocado given to me by a neighbor. Yum!!
Monday, April 13, 2009
The lettuce row is growing
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Echevaria
Noah's pictures
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Double Delight
Gardening identity crisis
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Great edible flower article
Sunday, April 5, 2009
The first rose arrangement of the year
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thyme for a recipe
Thursday, April 2, 2009
A book for California Gardeners
