I have a garden full of tree frogs. These two love to live in my calla lilies. Unfortunately the callas are fast rotting away, but the frogs love their houses and refuse to move. . . .
My latest radio interview with WAMU: Metro Connection is now archived here. Entitled: Gardening with Kathy Jentz: An Obsession With Tomatoes. Their description: "It's time to plant! And time to grow the best crop of tomatoes we've ever grown. For some it's an obsession. Here to help us sort out our tomato issues is Kathy Jentz, editor and publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine.". . .
Karl and I took a quick morning walk and with one hand and a few expletives I took a few spring shots. Walking a dog in spring and taking a picture are not compatible and I know better than to try. Time is short and I keep trying to satisfy a number of responsibilities. Here are some picture thoughts to accompany your morning coffee. Check out Vermont Gardens and you will see why I am busy.
Hellebores are a fascinating flower. They begin to bloom when cold April snows melt enough to get some sun to left-over foliage. They jump start our need to see color and always interest visitors. . . .
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I probably wouldn’t grow any David Austin roses. My fingers hate typing these words, but it’s true. My six or seven David Austins are more trouble than they’re worth. If they get disease protection and lots of food, they bloom heavily in the spring and then, nothing . . . until [...]
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Spring is a crazy time in the garden. It's sort of a hurry up and wait situation. Getting the yard cleaned up, starting seeds indoors, growing spring crops outdoors, planting annuals and splitting perennials is a lot of work that needs to be done in a short amount of time. Then the waiting begins. When will last frost arrive, when will the seeds sprout, when will I get that first red tomato. . .
Our first official harvest. A mini-serving of baby spinach and argula, and a few radishes as well; perfect for a simple salad, direct from the garden --- just add a little olive oil, balsamic & garlic.
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It's shaping up to be a great year for the alliums in my garden. They've been very happily increasing and multiplying in my sunny and hot parking strip with its yummy, free-draining soil.
This shot, taken earlier today, marks the beginning of the "show." This is Allium 'Purple Sensation' which will be followed by a succession of blooms from several other species and cultivars, which include A. 'Globemaster', A. 'Mount Everest', A. christophii, A. schubertii, A. giganteum, and A. sphaerocephalon. They bloom in approximately that order in my garden, so I have a succession of blooms that last until about mid-July.
I posted about the alliums a couple of years ago here.
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It's almost time to go on this year's tours, and I'm not yet done indulging in last year's....
Garden Tour 07_01: Big Pond Garden
This country garden has two huge ponds and lots of places to hangout and relax or play.... [link]
Garden Tour 07_02: Wide Border Garden
Deep border beds along the perimeter of the very large backyard, a huge shed that seems more like a cottage, and mirrors. . .
The Bluebell Wood at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as it appeared last Thursday, May 15th, 2008.
One of the things that great public gardens offer is large-scale displays of which gardeners of more modest means, and space, can only dream. The...
With everything that's been going on lately I've been stockpiling emails with some great links. Be sure to go visit when you get a chance - they are all worth the time. . ..
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The lily-of-the-valley are in full bloom. I have to admit, if there ever was a plant that could pass for being fake, lily-of-the-valley is it. No other flower I have ever grows looks and feels so much like plastic as does the stem and flowers of a lily-of-the-valley.
That is not to say that it is. . .
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Some plants just seem to bring out the best in one another; complimentary leaf forms and textures, leaf coloration, flower coloration, growth habits. It’s almost as if they make each other more visible, more beautiful, because of the way their differences highlight one another. . . .
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Slowly getting back to things after the China trip, I actually spent a lot of time taking pictures today, after reading a book about photography. Not many flowers, there were many when I got back, but they wilted, but something is always there...
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on May 18, 2008, 8:21PM
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If I thought April went quickly, May seems to be going quicker. I finally got to see photos of my friend's baby and she is so sweet. She is so tiny, only 6lbs 5 oz at birth,
and such a doll. I was talking with Michelle on the phone on the way home from work and heard Kylen coo in the background. *swoon*. I wanted to pinch her cheeks through
the phone! In two weeks I'll be in Texas and get to see her. ..
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The Queen Of The Night Tulips at night start this blog post. I was feeling very lethargic today after all my days of digging and two 13 hour work days. I did not go upto the allotment. I went shopping for plants but came back with water absorbing granules and plant food for hanging baskets. I made another five large baskets up and they are hung up now around the garden growing on before they can be collected.Thats eleven baskets I have made now.. . . .
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A visitor browsing through photos of the garden was curious and inquired into the types of mulch and the various techniques that are employed to mulch my organic raised bed garden. . . .
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Butterfly in the Farmyard (And I Really Should Know What Kind!)
The randomly selected winner of a copy of the gorgeous and gigantic book, Butterfly, is. . . Laura! Here's what she said in her butterfly related contest entry comment. . .
Yep, basically six weeks without a drop of rain. It's been getting into the low 90s every day. Incredibly dry.
Weather Discussion : Weather Underground: "The last major rain event occurred on Apr 6th when much of east central Florida received between 1.50-2.00' of rain. Since then... all of the major reporting stations (kdab/kmco/kmlb/kvrb) have received less than a quarter inch of rain total."
Our forecast is a for low of 42F tonight, so I brought my tomatoes and other warm weather seedlings inside for one last night. I try to bring them in if it goes below 50F. The rest of the week is predicted to gradually warm up and I'm planning to plant these on Wednesday and Thursday.
My "warm weather seedlings" include tomatoes, squashes, peppers, basil, and zinnias. They've been outside "hardening off" for more than a week, day and night, now. . . .
My small Japanese azalea 'Yuka' finally bit the dust this past winter. I liked it because it bloomed later than other azaleas and the fact that it was only a foot tall and evergreen. So I went in search of a hardier replacement. . . .
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