Meanwhile in a planter on the patio...
Finally transplanted one of the Hot Lips salvia in one of the planters. It is the larger plant with a lot of leaves, supported by arched...
Planting around the patio
We set up two trellises last weekend, one around each back gate, for vines to grow across. In the image above a tendril from the...
Bright colors of Spring
The freesias are blooming, and their lovely scent perfumes the air. I even observed a honey bee exploring them. And the camellia bushes...
Progress in the transformation
Today I worked mostly in the rain. I'm just trying to transplant all the potted plants that should be in the front yard while we are...
Bees in the garden
Here is our friend Bombus vosnesenskii the Yellow-faced Bumble bee worker again, on a Sunshine blueberry stem. Such a cute, large fuzzy...
Great tips about mulch for your garden
http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/how-to-mulch-your-garden/slide/1
rain, sunshine and hail!
We've had a storm front from Alaska and it has been creating very interesting weather. First some light rain off and on yesterday. At...
Meanwhile in the backyard
There is a lot of transplanting and other plant organizing to do in the backyard. In the meantime, I just love to poke around there...
Digging, digging, and more digging
And what is this, you ask... Well, in an earlier post a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about transplanting some of our shrubs from larger...
Bombus vosnesenskii visiting
How exciting to see this Yellow-faced Bumble Bee bombus vosnesenskii visiting our patio! Now when we have had a few sunny days, this bee...
