egyptian walking onion: it's not like the others
For those who cultivate the Egyptian walking onion, it is not only a plant of culinary and ornamental significance but also a testament to the wonders of nature.
a garden's bubblegum days
...the dwarf kale for salad and cooking, and the thousandhead kale and its gorgeous green leaves were reminders that winter is just a halfway place to pause and rest until the growing season is here again.
a prayer in spring
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away as the uncertain harvest;
a hopeful journey from roots to fruits, earth to skies
It is likely that we won't see these trees fruit for 3-4 years; there's no hurrying trees, after all. They take their time to root, to grow, to flower, and to fruit.
hello january
Happy New Year to you if you happen to stumble into our little corner of the world. Here's hoping that 2023 is an auspicious year for you and your loved ones, and may it be so for gardens big and small, and all creatures within its universe.
keep calm and plant garlic
I did not have to do anything much with them. A little weeding here and there, watering the plants when there was a dry spell, but otherwise, they were left on their own except for the occasional hi/bye in the garden and the grace of the spring rain.
bamboo/cattle panel trellis
Growing the hollyhocks and sunflowers on the north side of the cattle panel made them easy to secure when it got too windy here. But this trellis design had its limitations.
snow arrives early after a brief silence
I harvested several more "last tomatoes" for a few more weeks. I thought that whatever fruits we get all the way to November would just be an unexpected gift from the gods.
hello, november
Every gardening year is an opportunity to start fresh, a chance to do over. There is no time for regrets.
a certain death just around the corner
The squash and the zucchinis to my amazement are still flowering, not caring at all that it will all end soon.
