Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Trimming and spreading zinnia seeds The pineapple sage is actually looking very nice. I have left 6-8″ stems so that the stalks may be used by insects to overwinter. Trimming the zinnias has allowed both pineapple sage to be visible from all angles.
Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Borders Mom and Dad gave me some very nice rocks from their past travels. The purple and blue bed is completely edged!
Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021Exciting visitors of many species A katydid on the pineapple sage! A mantis on the zinnias in the rainbow garden. Gracie brought her humans to visit us today!! Waiting for Gracie to play again. A very blue bee!! Front of the blue bee. Gracie is fun!!! She liked our very exciting frisbee except it was harder to pick up than her usual tennis balls and pine cones. Gram liked we have the rare side door open to let in a sunny spot!
Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021While preparing to mow the lawn I discovered that the pineapple sages are blooming! The second one hides more. Close up of the one hidden in zinnias.
Posted on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021One yellow marigold! Just one spot of clear yellow really helps the rainbow!
Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021Sort of a rainbow ‘Diane’ purple Salvia greggii and purple moss verbena (non native, bought it by mistake), mealy blue sage, ‘Fordham giant’ Swiss Chard and lacinato kale for green, marigolds for yellow (but they turned out more orange…), Linnaeus burning embers marigolds for orange, and ‘Will Rogers’ zinnias for red. Needs some work on colors, but not bad for a start!
Posted on September 4, 2021September 4, 2021Wild times on a Friday night I am extremely excited to report that we have the first baby moon and stars watermelon!!! Same fruit. The other side is almost half yellow. A wasp mimic robber fly! Love finding predators in the garden. Butterfly milkweed in rainbow garden has grown quickly. Dog and I came back inside. Briar promptly sat by her little brother. I don’t think he minded, but her settling in seemed to remind him he could go places. Abandoned for kitty snacks.
Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021Almost caught up? The buffalograss in spots with more dirt and grass trimmings over it is sprouting! I pulled up a single sprout from here and it had the seed hull attached, so definitely the right plant. Peruvian ground cherries!! White currant tomatoes on nachos last night. Salsa verde enchiladas intrigue Gram. “ew, loud smell” he didn’t like them but we did!!
Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021Rain yesterday Zinnias looking happy. Loofah gourds very happy too.