My garden seems to fairing much better than I thought. As I was thinking about what would be in this post, I lamented that there wasn’t that much in bloom. But as I puttered around the garden with camera in hand, I find that there is, actually, quite a bit in bloom. Some other observations [...]

I’ve decided to take the Native Plant Challenge issued over on Garden Smackdown. Andrew Keys (@oakleafgreen … do follow, you won’t be sorry) created a roll call of all the natives in his garden to help bring awareness to these wonderful plants. Now I’m a big fan of natives, but I’m no purist. I completely [...]

Sometimes one good bloom is all you need. I could add the pictures of the chives that are blooming or the irises whose blooms were pummeled by the recent rains, but this monkey flower is all I need to make me happy on this cold December morning. A recent addition picked up at a local [...]