It’s that time of year when we’re looking to buy healthy plants at the nursery. Sometimes it isn’t always so easy to know which plant is a better choice over another, especially when there are so many varieties to choose from. Do you choose the tallest plant in the flat, the one with the most […]...
In your garden do you have room to plant for the needy? Maybe just a corner in your garden could support an extra tomato plant or an extra bush bean or two. Karel Holloway has written a brief article about the efforts to feed the needy and how successful some of those programs are, particularly […]...
When you read one man’s tale of gardening woes, you’ll quickly catch on that this article is written tongue in cheek . Brenden Koch writes about the gardening adventure he went through last year and which he anticipates again this year. Though he recounts one gardening frustration after another, he does exaggerate to a degree (I […]...
A few months ago I purchased this Calochortus superbus bulb at at meeting the California Native Plant Society. Native plants aren’t my typical choice for garden plants, but I loved the look of these flowers when I saw them during the speaker’s slide show, so I picked up one for myself and one for a […] Flowering Now: Calochortus superbus (Superb mariposa lily) – California Native...
This is a photomontage of some sights from our visit to this year’s Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California including over 100 photos from the event. There is a lot to see a this show each year including show gardens, a huge collection of orchids, iris, succulents of all shapes and much, much, more. […] Video: Photo montage from the Southern California Spring Garden...
A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe About AGN on Facebook Get AGN via Email Videos A Gardener's Notebook Come and join me in my garden! Photo: Purple Orchid from the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014 via #instagram By Douglas E. Welch on April 29th, 2014 Photo posted via Instagram at the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014 Previously in my Instagram Photos… See all my photos...
If you want some great tips on how to make your own compost, you don’t need to go any farther than the article in County 10. I love the article because the author gives you Compost 101, Compost 201 and Compost 301. You get beginner level composting tips through to upper level composting tips. And […]...
Photo posted via Instagram at the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014 Previously in my Instagram Photos… See all my photos on Flickr Photo: Garden mask and Japanese Maples | A Gardener’s Notebook via Instagram is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook using RSS | Follow @gardenersnotebk on Twitter | Like […] Photo: Garden...
Squirrel says, “Whew! It’s been a busy morning! Time for a nap.” At least, that is what I think he was saying. Just a short scene from the garden today. Video: Squirrel says, “Whew! It’s been a busy morning! Time for a nap.” is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's […] Video: Squirrel says, “Whew! It’s been a busy...
Sempervivum I remember my grandmother always have pots of sempervivum growing both inside and outside the house. She would have called then “hen and chicks” of course, the common name we all used back in Ohio. This was long before I was taking any interest in the Latin names of plants. (LAUGH) One of the […] Interesting Plant: Sempervivum (Live forever, Hen and Chicks, Houseleek,...
Most libraries loan things, but this library does more than loan seeds. It gives them away, and as many as you will be able to use. This is an interesting article about a seed library. There are other projects like this one springing up around the country, and it is good to know how they […]...
Photo posted via Instagram Previously in my Instagram Photos… See all my photos on Flickr Photo: Orchids at SoCal Spring Garden Show 2014 | A Gardener’s Notebook via Instagram is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook using RSS | Follow @gardenersnotebk on Twitter | Like AGN on Facebook Photo: Orchids at SoCal Spring Garden Show 2014 A...
Our friends and neighbors about 1 block away have decided to tear out their water-hungry lawn and replace it with more drought tolerant plants. I took these two angles in hopes that I can visit regular and show the progress as these plants fill out to cover the space. These aren’t native plants, but rather […] In The Neighborhood: Friend and neighbor replaces lawn to with garden is a post...
Some sights from our visit to this year’s Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. There is a lot to see a this show each year including show gardens, a huge collection of orchids, iris, succulents of all shapes and much, much, more. Check out my collection of gardening essays, “From A Gardener’s […] Video: Scenes from the Southern California Spring...
If you are like most of us this year and have had winter damage to your landscape plants, you’re probably wondering what to do about it first of all, and then when to do it. You’ll find the answer to those questions in a well written article by Mark Cullen. He writes for his local […]...
Just a sample of all the photos to come from our visit to the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014. Previously in my Instagram Photos… See all my photos on Flickr Photo: Purple Orchid from Southern California Spring Garden Show (Animated GIF) is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's Notebook using […] Photo: Purple Orchid from Southern California Spring...
California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum) I didn’t know much about this plant and flower until I saw it yesterday at the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014. My friend, Keri, from Animalbytes.net, is much more knowledgable about native plants than I am, so she was able to offer some more information. I would love to plant […] Garden Alphabet: California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron...
Just a sample of all the photos to come from our visit to the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014. Previously in my Instagram Photos… See all my photos on Flickr Photo: Keri and Rosanne at the Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014 (Animated GIF) is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's […] Photo: Keri and Rosanne at the Southern California Spring...
Here is a collection of all my photos from our visit to the 2014 Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California. There is a lot to see a this show each year including show gardens, a huge collection of orchids, iris, succulents of all shapes and much, much, more. Click this photo too […] Photos: Southern California Spring Garden Show 2014 – The Complete Album is a post...
If you have an unusual landscaping problem, consider the fact that vines are used for many purposes. Often when we have a particular landscaping problem, we look for just the right plant, usually a perennial, that will solve the problem once and for all. Too often, however, that plant may not exist, or we are […]...