By mid-August, all of the flower beds are in various stages and we can enjoy those in bloom, but there is also lots of deadheading and weeding. We collect some of the seed as we deadhead. A few varieties … Continue reading →
As we move into August, the spring and early summer varieties are no longer flowering and are setting seed. For some of these, we deadhead and try for a late summer short blooming period. For some, the plants go into … Continue reading →
By mid-July we are deadheading, cutting back dried foliage, watering, pulling weeds, and doing daily maintenance, mostly before the day gets too hot. Then we can spend time enjoying the garden, especially the flowers that fill all the garden beds. … Continue reading →
By early July the daily routines include weeding, deadheading, and cleaning up in the flower beds. We have been harvesting produce from the vegetable and herb gardens. We cut the lawn (what’s left of it), water when we … Continue reading →
By the end of June, all of the garden beds, borders, and rockeries are filled with flowering plants and the early vegetable, berry, and herbs can be harvested. More time is spent weeding, deadheading, and supporting new growth. … Continue reading →
By mid-June many of our favorite flowering shrubs, vines, and perennials are in flower. In addition, some of the annuals we seed or plant are past the possibility of cold damage, filling in flower beds and borders. More … Continue reading →
By mid-June the flower beds, rockeries, borders, and featured areas are full of flowering plants. We are busy every day with gardening tasks – weeding, deadheading, supporting plants, fertilizing, watering, and landscaping. We take the time to appreciate the plants … Continue reading →
Bitterroot (Lewisia redviva) is a perennial with a thick taproot and a woody base. First leaves appear in early spring then wither. By the third week in May, pinkish white showy flowers emerge on short stems, often in gravelly, dry … Continue reading →
We have had chives (Allium schoenoprasum) in the garden for 47 years. In the last few years we have also included it in some of our flower beds. We started with a single small plant and it has successfully come … Continue reading →
By the Victoria Day weekend much of the vegetable garden is planted, and many of the perennials in the flower gardens are now blooming too. A few of them are featured here. Can you identify them? Not in order (on … Continue reading →
