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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Sacramento couple who let lawn die to save water face $746 fineBy Matt Weiser - mweiser@sacbee.comPublished 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, July 2, 2008Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1 Their small brick home was declared a "public nuisance" in violation of city code section 17.68.010, which states that front yards "shall be irrigated, landscaped and maintained.". . . reBlogged to lawn on Jul 2,...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The garden just now is a jungle, a fragrant, vibrant, luscious jungle of colors and flavors and smells to savor. And yet. with the bright sun of the summery days we’ve been having (finally), so much is lost to the glare. Better then to wander out in the cool of the evening, when the sun has settled in behind the trees to the west, and the colors have begun to intensify and blend. Tonight, after yoga...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
This bug was scuttling about dazedly on our driveway. It looked like it had just emerged out of the ground with bits of dirt still clinging to its carapace. Potato beetle? reBlogged to insects flowers on Jul 2, 2008, 11:24AM...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Japanese IrisIris ensata(EYE-ris) (en-SA-tuh) reBlogged to iris on Jul 2, 2008, 5:24AM...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I'm going to be taking a break from blogging for a while so that I can focus on my career. Unfortunately blogging doesn't pay the bills. If I start back up again it'll probably be sometime in the fall. Happy Composting! reBlogged to blogs...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I have more hummingbirds here this time of year than usual. They are still not using the flowers as much as the feeders, but the bee balm is just starting to open and will tempt them. Here are a couple shots from tonight. reBlogged to birds...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
GIY--Grow It Yourself is a hot new trend in gardening, according to gardening industry trendspotters. Yes, there really is such a thing. As I've mentioned before on this blog, the... reBlogged to gardening on Jul 1, 2008, 8:17AM...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Gardening has changed my perspective in a number of ways, including my appreciation for "weather." If all I was concerned about was my own comfort, I might not ever want it to be anything other than warm, breezy and in the 70s. . .. reBlogged to gardening...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I'm considering planting rugosa roses along my driveway. Can I eat the rose hips from these? (answer).From The Old Farmer's Almanac. reBlogged to roses on Jul 1, 2008, 11:00PM...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Today we?re going to step out of the garden and tend to some other chores. The Home & Garden channel here at About.com is featuring Summer Safety, as we... reBlogged to tools on Jul 1, 2008, 9:01PM...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I love the loud orange lilies and the white bells. On the right we're waiting for the raspberries to bloom and fruit. The fruits are very slow this year. The strawberries should be done by now but they're actually just getting started. As mentioned before, I've caught both robins and the chippunk sampling the first ripe ones.Here it is from the other end. The grape vine over the arbor is getting very...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I had a strange feeling of déjà vu earlier today. As I was watering the Bronze Fennel I'd just planted that my mom shared with me, I looked to my right, where the Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) grows, to see if we had any Monarch caterpillars yet. We've been seeing Monarch butterflies for a month or more now, so I figured it was just a matter of time before we saw some caterpillars. . . . reBlogged...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The first Rose from the Lady Emma Hamilton in my garden. A perfect flower in shades of apricit and copper. It smells very citrusy and sweet. This rose is glowing in the garden compared to the darker green foliage below. There are eleven Rose buds on the bush, so thats ten more to go. Roses are the archetypal English garden flower,and recently voted the nations number one flower. I read they are used...
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Garden Voices (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
reBlogged to rudbeckia on Jul 2, 2008, 10:11AM...
