'tis the season
We're still living in some chaos since we moved to this house a couple of weeks ago. Still a lot to unpack and organize. And what a time...
The patio now
Now that we moved 40 potted plants to the patio here from the backyard of the house where we lived, it looks quite different from before....
Future blueberries
Even after our move, the flowers on the blueberry shrub seem to be doing well. I was so worried that they would fall off, so we took...
rain!
Aah, we had our first rainstorms this weekend. It was wonderful because although the rain was steady it was not pouring down too hard....
Sunflower
I love to have flowers indoors, as well. Because the plants in the garden are mainly meant to provide nourishment for our local...
The Gulf Fritillary
The butterfly bush is attracting some very lovely visitors. A gulf fritillary butterfly Agraulis vanillae spent a long time sipping...
It's fig season
We can gauge the seasons of the year by the fig tree. In the winter it is completely bare, its grey branches hanging down. Then in the...
monarch butterfly visiting
This weekend we were fortunate to have monarch butterfly visits. It's so nice to see these lovely creatures wafting in the breeze in the...
The honey bee and the Agastache plant
Today I purchased yet another native plant for the backyard, an Agastache hybrid from the Sweetwater nursery. I had barely re-potted it...
more lovely flowers for the pollinators
Although it is almost mid-September, we still have some lovely flowers blooming for the pollinators. The fish and seaweed extract liquid...
