Gardens where I’d like to live
I must admit that I really did not roll in a particularly punk rock fashion on Official Garden Tour Day. I might as well just be upfront and honest about that. I forewent the combat boots for perfectly...
View ArticleBay-Friendly Garden Tour Highlights: Edible Kitchen Garden
One of the last gardens my friend Michelle and I visited on last weekend’s Bay-Friendly Garden Tour was one of my very favorites. You, good readers, know my preference for all things edible, so this...
View ArticleA celebration four years in the making
Every year, it arrives before I know it. My Mom celebrates her birthday on May 4, usually Mother’s Day comes a few days or even a week after that, and somewhere right in the middle, my blog celebrates...
View ArticleDirt, and dirt alone
I have rebelled against the issue of putting drainage material in the bottom of containers since I started gardening in Iowa. From day one of this adventure, I took one look at the bags of pea gravel...
View ArticleCasters on
I will admit that though I completely expected to have to drill holes in the wine barrels, the thought of installing casters is not one that particularly occurred to me in the initial planning stages...
View ArticleThe tomatoes. I planted them.
After all the drama with hauling and drilling and casters and dirt, it was time for what is, every time, the least dramatic, easiest part of the process. The tomatoes. I planted them. With four...
View ArticleTomatoes, at exactly the right time
This morning, I breakfasted on tomatoes. This wouldn’t ordinarily be a big deal. After all, it is still tomato season in California. I’ve been breakfasting on tomatoes since they showed up at the...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Cream against red
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: White and red Gerberas Green Thumb...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Urban garden
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Community garden welcome Green Thumb...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Delicate amidst the tough
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Dew on the collard green Green Thumb...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: City cluster
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Iowa City blue Green Thumb Sunday:...
View ArticleSoleil, dimmed
I was cooking dinner when I heard Soleil Banguid had died. I stepped away from the stove for a moment to gather myself. The pinto beans I was making could wait, and if there’s one thing I learned from...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: As if lit by a flash
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: As preppy as leaves get Green Thumb...
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Farmers market bunch
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Peaches, Old Oakland Farmer’s Market...
View ArticleWanted: Three new winter tenants
Things did not stay as right as I would have liked with my little herbs in front of our house. The mint grew wildly, as expected, but developed a scaly quality to its leaves that was neither delicious...
View ArticleA return to story-telling in 2015
For the past couple years, for one reason or another, I couldn’t garden. I didn’t have the space, or when I did have some space, I didn’t have the time, and then, for a good portion of this year, I...
View ArticleThe adventure of the hipster narcissus
Before Christmas, The Unicorn came home with a narcissus bulb in a lovely pottery dish. “You know that hipster coffee shop over near the barber?” he asked. “They had a pop-up flower stand there today....
View ArticleGreen Thumb Sunday: Bonsai and lights
Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Dew on the collard green Green Thumb...
View ArticleShopping trip
On my way home from a quick trip over the holiday weekend, I made a quick detour for some supplies. Yes, friends, you see what you think you see. Game on. Similar Posts:Eight inches Golden statue...
View ArticleShopping lists are overrated (until they’re not)
When I arrived at the garden center, I had two jobs: Buy pots, and buy dirt. This should seem pretty simple. Three plants, so three pots. Right? And enough dirt for said pots. Indeed. But here’s the...
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