Green Thumbs, Page 5

A grateful heart: The smell of rain

Today’s Sacramento rain storm even made the rocks pretty. Our new moss rock boulders came alive with color today. Loamy? Earthy? Plain …

One of the “heavenly bamboo” nandina plants which recently took up residence in our yard and will need some pruning at some …

Since we started our Back 40 Revamp (aka putting in backyard landscaping in place of weeds and brush), I’ve delighted in seeing …

Okay, if mosquitoes did suck fat, this post might be on cultivation rather than prevention, I cannot lie. I slapped our landscape …

What? You garden doesn’t look like this mid-January? Mine either. Photo from May, 2013. Sigh. For the past month, my dreams have …

Along with boulders, dirt and compost, yours truly got these lovely coral Japanese maples for Christmas. If I had to choose my …

Well, crap. It just occurred to me that putting up Christmas decor = almost December = end of the year = I …

“Bush” snow peas. I watched the fluffy bastard kick over a small blue pot and proceed to nibble the roots of the …

Look past that violet and behold, itty bitty beets! As with this Summer’s front-yard gardening adventure, I’ve tucked veggie/herb seeds in my …

It’s already started. The pumpkin recipes on Pinterest. The Halloween candy at the grocery store. The first inklings of change in my …