Mittens returns from her morning yard inspection.
Wordless Wednesday: Summer Heat
Summer heat has arrived in Los Angeles. Here's some inspiration to keep you going through the heat.
We'll have a few blood oranges this winter when these ripen.
Wordless Wednesday: Covid Summer
I'm down with Covid this week, so here's some inspiration to get you through whatever you are dealing with this first week of summer.
The bees are surrounded by flowers in bloom right now. Love-in-a-mist is beautiful this time of year.
Wordless Wednesday: Change is Inevitable
Change is inevitable. We are used to seasonal changes in the garden, but permanent changes are harder to swallow.
the bees love these lime geranium flowers
Wordless Wednesday: Garden Changes
While the astronomical start of summer is still a few weeks away, the garden changes happening now affirm that summer is here.
Blackberries are setting fruit against the wall.
Wordless Wednesday: Potential in the Garden
This week's inspiration is all about potential in the garden. It's early and there's a lot of potential to be fulfilled this season. Just you wait. We are seeing it come to fruition already. Check it out!
Bees and flowers go together like...well...a perfect partnership.
Wordless Wednesday: After the Rain
Here's some inspiration for your spring garden after the rain. It's past last frost for more than half the country now. Let's get planting!
Wisteria is blooming late (for us) this season. The fragrance is intoxicating.
Wordless Wednesday: Blooming Like Crazy
Spring is blooming like crazy right now, with flowers, fruits, and vegetables filling the harvest basket from the winter garden.
Our green onions are starting to bolt. Some were stressed out and that causes it to happen early. We'll cut them down to allow regrowth.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Is Near
Spring is near as we approach Daylight Saving Time, longer days, and sprouts poking out of the ground everywhere. Here's some inspiration to keep you going until spring arrives where you live.
Mushrooms (not edible) are popping up in our wet soil at Gardenerd HQ.
Wordless Wednesday: Water, Water, Everywhere
You may have heard the news about California's recent rain storms - it's water, water, everywhere! Here's some inspiration for your week, whether it is a wet one or not.
The Meyer lemons are almost completely yellow now. We use these in kale salads and just about everything else.
Wordless Wednesday: January Garden Goodies
I know parts of the country are bracing for the Arctic Blast, but here in SoCal, we're harvesting veggies. I'm not bragging, really. Part of me wishes our soil had the break of winter, but it's not our time. We keep going.