June bloom day 2023
June, my favorite month. There is a lot blooming in our zone 7 western Oregon garden. In order to keep things more manageable for me,…
Attempts at propagating plants
June 2023!
Clusters of intricate , rippled greenish-white sepals on May 17, 2023 - IMHO this is the best stage
And just like that, it's already June. And what a dry start! We haven't had rain in weeks and I've already had to start watering…
Grafting apples
Our largest apple tree - a mystery yellow variety
So, these arrived a few weekends ago (2/11/2023). Apple scionwood - those thin little twigs at the bottom of the photo. Specifically, four NEW varieties…
Buckwheat
I decided to try something new this winter. This rather untidy looking mass of gray leaves is a white-flowered form of the arrowleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum…