Gardening, Page 2

The color and texture of spring

Although I’m feeling trepidation at another painful drought year, I’m relishing the color and texture of early spring in Sacramento. …

Showed up at the airport for the first time since the beginning of the year, and understandably received exclamations of “Where have …

I almost bragged too soon. Getting the Christmas decorations put away the second week of January? Unheard of in this household. And …

Damn squirrels have dug up the coleus plants in the three bottom pots repeatedly! I curse caterpillars aloud. I’ve been known to …

The holy grail of gardening. As the summer gardening season fades away, I’ve got a bone to pick with myself for the …

Played grease monkey with my father-in-law last month as he taught me how to conduct the annual inspection of the Cessna 182. …

18 ounces of tomato goodness, July 5, 2014. “Honeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy, LOOK!” I exclaim, holding up a tomato the size of my head. (Well, …

Pink hydrangeas in bloom, July 1, 2014. I might be risking “crazy plant lady” status what with how much time I’ve been …

Sprucing up the yard. June 24, 2014 As part of my birthday celebrating, I received a pair of lovely hand-crafted heart garden …

Succulents! June 20, 2014 It hit 100 degrees in my neck of the woods yesterday, but wowza, if I wasn’t a productive …