Tag: gardening

my happy place

The black, behind the hammock, is the creek that borders our backyard. Behind my hammock are my four raised beds. When I swing here, I hear the water moving over the rocks. I feel the breeze, gentle as a kiss, moving over me. & if Hobbes, my cat, is outside, he jumps onto the hammock….

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the backyard blueberry bush

Blueberries wear a crown, just to remind us all of how powerful they are in being an antioxidant. 🙂

ladybug to the rescue

  This hero is headed for the spider mites that have gotten into our blueberries. I use organic pesticides to kill these nasty things, but I would rather use ladybugs. I wish i could go to the nursery & buy an ARMY of these food-saving ladybugs. Fighting nature with nature really seems the way to…

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the blue zebra primrose

Yes, you can put primrose into a vase. The vase just needs to be a thimble sized one.  I made this vase with oven dry clay.

stain your garden beds blue

My twin brother built these last weekend. I love that he stained the wood blue. Jealous me! I can’t wait until he puts in some plants/flowers/veggies/fruit…He works at a Nursery in Berkeley, California. So he will know HOW IT’S DONE.

the classic flowers rock

Why would anyone think the classics, Geranium & Ranunculus should be passed by at the nursery for some high fashioned hybrid? Man, all those buds are a promise of a great things to come.