Sticks and snow
The saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) began to bloom at the end of October, just as our fall rains started up. I like how they waited…
Plants that do well in drought
The Orchard Garden
Clay - drama queen
I've never really described each of the gardens that we have here in our yard, so today we are going to explore what's up in…
September bloom day
Origanum x suendermannii - ornamental oregano
Well, here goes my first attempt at documenting the flowers happening in my garden on bloom day (the 15th of every month), a challenge put…
Shaping technique
Mahonia nervosa
This week, I thought I would do a post on how I shape some of the bushes in the yard, using my Ozothamnus 'Sussex Silver'…
Hacking away
Roots forming on the lower trunk
Today's post documents some of the winter pruning I have been doing on my dwarf Jerusalem sage, Phlomis fruticosa 'nana'. First off, was cutting out…