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This Gardening Life: December 2005
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Monday, December 26, 2005. My little side yard, formerly a driveway leading to my nearly useless 80 year old garage, has become a haven for migrating birds. Today I was able to photograph through my kitchen window this Wilson's Warbler. It's mate, less colorful and much more cautious about sitting still, was also nearby. Here is a link to the Cornell Ornithology project. My sister Vanessa ( see bug blog link. Answer to above question came from Vanessa herself. Posted by Garden Goyle at 6:04 PM. A lot of ...
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This Gardening Life: August 2006
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Ah, August. The Fair is over, but for the annoying details. Time to see what's up in the garden. And what's up? Madame Alfred Carrier has reached new heights and widths, along with everything else on the side yard. It's created a lovely and fragrant canopy of welcomed shade in this record breaking hundred degree summer. While hacking my way through this jungle I was reminded of the easy care virtues of plectranthus. The photos above left and below are plectranthus Mona Lavendar.
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This Gardening Life: November 2005
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Sunday, November 27, 2005. Heavenly Fragrance, Pretty Poison. Life is full of trade offs. We often put up with nuisances because they give us pleasure. Men often marry troublesome, labor intensive, high maintenance women because they are beautiful. The plant kingdom has it's share of prima donnas, too. Angel's Trumpet is one of them. Datura, or specifically, Brugmansia x candida. Is a member of the very large solanaceae. The "common name for a plant known botanically as Datura stramonium,. Grow yourself ...
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This Gardening Life: June 2006
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Thursday, June 22, 2006. Where have all the birdies gone? It's the third week of June already. The first day of summer passed without event mainly due to exhaustion from my annual summer stint as a glorified carnival worker. In the last month Jorge, my baby bird, has returned to the nest seeking a cheap, er, free, place to live, and summer employment as a glorified carnival worker. Who knew this was such a popular job? My clan seems strangely drawn to this sort of work. Hmm. Links to this post.
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This Gardening Life: March 2006
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Sunday, March 26, 2006. Ready for our close up? It's been two months since the last post! My son/builder/ranch hand Jorge and I have been feverishly obsessing over the look and feel of my funky garden for months. (That's Jorge building a new arbor over the staghorn fern.) Fool that I am, when the Fullerton Beautiful Garden Tour. Ladies came to my front door to see if I would participate in the 2006 program, I thought, Gee. That would be fun. Last minute weeding, last minute obsessing about placement or e...
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This Gardening Life: May 2006
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Monday, May 22, 2006. No, not Tony Snow. Not Gee Dubya Bush. That kind of snow job blooms all year round. I'm talking about snowball bush- Viburnum opulus (Sterile). With the exception of the last few days (as evidenced by my sunburned shoulders) it has been a cool and grey spring. So snow was late this year. Once again has great information about this lovely spring bloomer whose flower heads are garden show stoppers during their all too brief once a year spring bloom. Posted by Garden Goyle at 8:46 AM.
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This Gardening Life: January 2006
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Friday, January 13, 2006. The Spareness of January. January is a time for thinking lean. The newspaper ads are full of workout outfits and equipment. The local gyms have membership deals. My idea of a January diet is the visual relief I get from shedding the exuberance of Christmas and pruning the roses. The weather has been so warm and spring-like, roses pruned just last week have already started to leaf out. We had a hard rain last night, though. Perfect timing! A big thank you to the forces of nature!
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This Gardening Life: July 2006
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Friday, July 14, 2006. Pod Promise Part 2. That's a seed pod from a Stephanotis floribunda. Stephanotis, or Madagascar Jasmine, is highly fragrant. The white waxy flowers grow in bunches and are commonly used in bridal bouquets. Posted by Garden Goyle at 11:11 AM. Links to this post. The Promise in the Pod. Posted by Garden Goyle at 11:04 AM. Links to this post. Tuesday, July 11, 2006. This Buddleia, diseased last year, has grown to 12 ft. and pumped out some impressive flower heads. Even Jorge's potted ...
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This Gardening Life: September 2006
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Friday, September 15, 2006. I don't usually do insects, but Halloween is in the air. Posted by Garden Goyle at 9:18 PM. Links to this post. Tuesday, September 12, 2006. Before the Santa Anas. Why did I plant that? Can't wait to see the smile on the Mow and Blow's face today as he maneuvers the mower easily through the side yard for the first time in months. Posted by Garden Goyle at 11:10 AM. Links to this post. Wednesday, September 06, 2006. First Sign of Autumn. Posted by Garden Goyle at 7:46 PM. Whats...
