Bean plants reaching for the sky
In the late spring I always plant scarlet runner beans. These plants produce large green bean pods. If you let the beans dry up on the...
Basil, basil, basil !
Genovese basil I always grow basil in backyard container pots every summer because I just LOVE basil! And I particularly love Genovese...
More butterfly food!
Dahlia surprise Sometimes you just get some delightful surprises in your garden. This bright orange blossom is growing from a dahlia...
Backyard container plant harvest
Sunshine blueberries The only plants that we are watering during the drought are growing in container pots in our backyard. They can't...
Keep those nectar feeders clean and full
During the dry and warm summer months hummingbirds will frequent your nectar feeders more often. Now that a lot of those lovely spring...
Little wonders
Sapphire salvia resurrecting A little tragedy happened in the backyard - the mammoth sunflower has been destroyed! At some time the other...
The Mammoth sunflower and bees
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this summer we have a Mammoth sunflower growing in a large container pot in our backyard. Apparently...
Feeding the pollinators
This Giant Zinnia plant has been growing in a large container pot for at least 4 years! Interesting enough, now that I haven't watered it...
Busy bees
Here's another honey bee in the lobelia planter. I wonder if this is the same bee that was covered with white pollen the other day. To be...
Sauteed green beans and brown mushrooms with pesto
Green beans are in season! Since I still had a small bag of brown mushrooms that I bought the previous week from the Farmers Market I...
