Fall

Ice Wings

Each with their secret and each with their song Narcissus lifting their faces to me Paper-white petals so fragile so…

14 years ago

Design in Nature

In art school, we had an assignment on ‘Design in Nature’, and that, I think, inspired my love of patterns…

14 years ago

Gardening in the Rain

First storm of the Autumn season and what gardener alive doesn't love that? Some people dance and sing in the…

14 years ago

Reblooming Iris ‘Hemstitched’

Rainy, stormy night and day. Big change in the hot weather of the last two weeks. This Iris just rebloomed,…

14 years ago

New discoveries, new joys

Oh, red berries, redberries! Hollyleaf Redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia, a plant new to me! A new native plant right here on…

14 years ago

‘Sweet vagrant’ tarweed

"What is that wonderful smell", guests exclaim! So spicy and fragrant, Common Madia, Madia elegans and Rosinweed, Calycadenia truncata are…

14 years ago

Western wildflowers from Wildseed Farms

Notes on Western Wildflower Mix from Wildseed Farms, planted in North Fork, CA (near Yosemite) Zone 7, 3000 ft.

14 years ago

Barberry Blitz and Intriguing Iris

Nov 1st, 2007 I love the Fall color of the 'Royal Cloak' barberry, so determined to get more.  As a…

17 years ago