Backyard blooms for the pollinators
The hummingbird salvia is starting to bloom. The blossoms are such a vivid magenta color, that they add a pop of brightness to the...
Spring showers bring the flowers
It's that time of year when, if the temperatures are cooler and we get rain, the Spring flowers start to bloom. And here is one of our...
Out of the pots and into the mud
With all of this rain, especially steady soft rain, it's a great time to transplant from pots to the ground. There is no danger of frost,...
between the rainstorms
On Sunday, before it started to rain again, I observed this honey bee enjoying the nectar of borage blossoms. It flew from blossom ... to...
Planting wildflowers
With all of this early spring rain, I can't think of a better time to start strewing those wildflower seeds. Recently I received as a...
rain storms and the garden
Yesterday afternoon, in the midst of the rainstorm, I decided to check out the garden. Just outside of our back door we have a clematis...