cultivating a sustainable life
Okay, so it would seem that my whining about having a bumper crop of tomatoes that were never going to ripen was a little premature. We’ve had a few good days of sunshine and things seem to be coming along nicely! The Siletz and Romas …
Things seem to be coming to a close in my beds these days, with many of the flowers looking spent and brown. Here are some that are still looking good. A newly opened yellow rose. A William Shakespeare rose. This one is spectacular in person …
There’s a garden party going on over at Today’s Lessons (follow the link to see some great photos of other bloggers’ gardens), and I thought I would take part as well. Here are a few of the latest photos from around the garden: White DahliaCosmosWhite …
I got my first real harvest of the Fortex pole beans that I planted in my Three Sisters plot today. I was shocked by how big they are – some were almost a foot long. We chopped these ones up and threw them in with …
It’s raining today, and we’re off to visit friends. Here are a few pictures from the garden that I took over the weekend. David Austin rose “Molineaux”. Purple Dahlia.One of the ladybugs emerged from its pupa yesterday! The frog fountain is back in commission.
The resident Juncos are wondering why the heck their fountain isn’t working anymore. While we were away last week, the pump for our frog fountain (sitting on the rock with a bird on his head – you’ll probably have to enlarge the photo) went on …
I finally got around to clearing all of the dead poppies out of my garden today. While I love the way they look bundled together in a vase, I’m wondering if I maybe should have left them where they were. Closer inspection revealed masses of …
I should have known when my husband was excited to hear that I had Nigella in the garden that we weren’t talking about the same thing. I was of course referring to the stunning blue flower that I found blooming this afternoon. He still hasn’t …
