Planting season begins
Mama and I finished preparing our giant, raised garden box for this summer’s crop today — and we started planting too! After re-staining the wood recently, we added arches to […]
Growing chocolate mint
Mama and I both adore chocolate mint — in any and all forms. But tonight, we picked out a new chocolate mint plant for our herb garden! Chocolate mint leaves […]
Paisley’s reminder
Mama and I enjoyed a bit of late afternoon sun in our garden and discovered this beautiful petunia in bloom. Mama took this lovely snapshot, which Paisley photobombed — as […]
Prepping the garden bed
As Spring approaches, Mama and I are getting ready to plant our garden. Today we took the next step toward that goal. We are thankful to have a giant, raised […]
Pluot tree surprises with buds
We just planted our Emerald Beaut Pluot tree about a month ago; it was tiny and looked more like sticks than a tree. Last week, we wrapped the tree gently in […]
Myrtle’s first pruning
We planted two Crepe Myrtle trees in our front yard in Mama’s honor a couple of years ago, but today was the first time we’ve ever pruned them. We couldn’t […]
New peach tree and a composter
The warm winter sun feels more like spring and has put us in the mood to be in our garden! Today we finished assembling our tumbling composter; Mama and I […]
Garden plans underway
Mama and I have planted a veggie garden every spring/summer since we moved to Santa Rosa a few years ago. In the beginning, we produced nothing edible. By last summer, […]
Planting our awesome new tree
Today something truly amazing happened. We planted a new tree in our backyard! That may not sound terribly exciting, but it’s not just any tree. We planted an EMERALD BEAUT […]
The last fuchsia
Since it’s been getting colder, our gorgeous fuchsia plant that’s brightened our doorway all summer has been dying. This weekend we were surprised and happy to discover one final blossom! […]
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