One of my favorite times of year is when Trader Joe’s carries peonies.
One of the best parts about taking so many photos of my house is that I can go back and check things like the growth of my house plants (and the history of my wall colors):
about two and a half years ago
today
also about 2.5 years ago
today (in the same pot!)
Since until a few years ago [...]
I have catterpillers eating my mint again:
any advice on how to get rid of them for good (and organically)?
my little (and I mean little) orange tree actually managed to grow five oranges this year. I picked them yesterday and they were delicious
These two Christmas Cacti are right by my front door. In the last few weeks they’ve totally exploded into bloom. Seeing them every time I come in or out of the house makes me just a little bit happier.
I’m writing this post in March and pre-posting it so that I remember to plant daffodils this fall. I love all of the different varieties available from Daffodil Depot. Even the name Daffodil Depot is really exciting to me. A whole (web) store that sell daffodil bulbs. Amazing.
Um, yeah, so, I got back from vacation and had to take another week off from blogging to deal with catching up to real life after being phone and e-mail free for a week. Still catching up, but thought I would share these centerpieces I did for a wedding brunch this Friday:
They were super simple [...]
because I have a bush of it (I think this calls for a mojito party):
the sage and oregano have also taken off:
but I think something is wrong with our rosemary – failure to thrive?:
and I’m starting to think that four kinds of thyme may have been too many for one pot:
for reference, old shots of [...]
please tell me I’m not the only one who accessorizes my plants
T. and I are at the beach this week attempting to get the entire inside of my family’s house there painted. It’s not huge, and as of now we’re on schedule (bathroom got painted last night,) so I’m hopeful that we’ll finish. Our internet [...]
I’m baffled by this plant. I bought it towards the end of last summer, thinking it would bloom for a while and then die. Well, that happened, but since I’m a lazy gardener, I didn’t bother to pull it out of its pot for a few months. And then it bloomed again. And then the [...]
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