Looking Forward in the Garden

The cloves of garlic I planted in the fall have sprouted.  I counted 44 total – that means 44 whole bulbs this summer!  I plan to give some away and keep some to plant again next year.  I think it would take us a long time to go through that much garlic otherwise.  Next month, …

Gardening Progression

As far as I can tell, all of my fall gardening is still doing well.  The  Scabiosas ‘Butterfly Blue’ has bloomed.  The  Ornithogalum dubium Orange Cream bulbs that I put on the right side of the field have sprouted.  And so far, I have about 28 garlic sprouts coming up through the pine straw mulch. Part of …

Butterflies and Bees Welcome

One of the goals on my hopeful list for the hill in our back yard is to plant all sorts of flowers along the front of the retaining wall.  I want nice cutting flowers, but also plants that will attract butterflies and bees as well as hummingbirds if possible.  We went to Scottsdale Farms with …

Work in the Yard Continued

I feel like the last two weeks have been a little bit like wheels spinning because the work I have been doing in the yard has been piddly and not visually exciting.  I put some Ornithogalum dubium Orange Cream bulbs in the ground in several areas of the yard, but it will be a while before …