Gardening in my yard sure has it's surprises. I went down to cut back some of the brassica's and contemplate my devastated peas with the idea of taking some photos as well, when this darling landed first in my willow and then in the pear.
The photo isn't that great, but then I was pretty excited to see something so striking that I had never seen before.
Another gardening distraction on a chilly but beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Kumquat on a gray day!
Gardening in winter is more than just doing all sorts of chores. For me, it is trying to find something new and interesting to appreciate. On a gray day like this one, I went looking for some winter color now that all the chrysanthemums are gone and the violas etc. aren't blooming yet. I found some Sweet Alyssum, some barely starting to bloom calendulas, and finally turned to the greenhouse...Ah moment...geranimums, lemons and kumquat...saved from the ravages of the freezing weather we have had. The nicest thing is the scent of both the regular geranium and then the scent of the lemon scented one. delicious.
Back out in the yard, I cleaned out the brassica bed, and pruned suckers off of the pear tree.
For the final as the sun finally came out, I redistributed some of the oak leaves that have piled up by the house. More on this later.
Back out in the yard, I cleaned out the brassica bed, and pruned suckers off of the pear tree.
For the final as the sun finally came out, I redistributed some of the oak leaves that have piled up by the house. More on this later.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Baby Lettuces
This lolla rossa is a regrowth after the first three harvests. It will be interesting to see if it is still sweet or has turned bitter. I am hoping for sweet tender lettuce.
Fishing Egret
And here is the Egret! Luke thinks I should call this blogs Of EggPlants & Egrets, and while I love alliteration, I just had to go with what I saw today in my yard and on the creek...Cauliflowers & Egrets...both white, both here in the winter.
First Cauliflower of the season and still growing
New Year's Day 2009...sitting down by the creek in my garden...egrets and cauliflowers, what else to do but start another blog about gardening on Cache Creek with all of the creek side denizens to distract me. It is meditative, creative and exhilarating.
I am a certified Master Gardener, but I take a very intuitive approach to my yard and garden. I hope to use this blog to keep better track of developments both in the yard and on the creek...they are so intertwined in my experience here.
Trying to organize myself on the first day of a new year!!!
I am a certified Master Gardener, but I take a very intuitive approach to my yard and garden. I hope to use this blog to keep better track of developments both in the yard and on the creek...they are so intertwined in my experience here.
Trying to organize myself on the first day of a new year!!!
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