magical mystery garden
The lovely Turkish poppies took over one of the flower pots and are thriving. These poppies self-seed easily and seem to be happiest when...
bees!
This weekend, with the slightly warmer temperatures, and clear skies, a few bees were out and about in the garden. I was so excited to...
Blooming in the rain
All this rain means that the flowers are still blooming. In the photo above you see the Sapphire salvia still blooming. Usually at this...
Anna's hummingbirds
During a short period of sunshine, while I was pruning some dead branches in the backyard, I kept hearing a very loud chirp. I looked up...
more birds
There are always American robins around the garden, high up in the trees. They seem to like to travel in groups of five or six. Every...
Surprises in the garden
Many surprises in the garden. So let's start with the good. Apparently the former tenant of this house planted a lot of bulbs in a...