The strawberry containers are looking festive now. I don't know if that will reduce bird strawberry fiestas. [ATTACH] Very eye catching in the...
It's all looking fantastic, @Anniekay !
I think that one is Camille Pissarro, but it could be George Burns. Somehow Camille Pissarro sounds right. Or maybe "Playboy"? The last one I...
OK, thanks for the info Annie Kay. I'll remove that part so it isn't an issue for anyone. I don't have a good way to post i-phone videos here.
On the south side of my kitchen garden, is a row of lilacs alternating with Ceanothus. The lilacs have been so vigorous - probably 12 feet tall....
I wasn't able to completely clean up the rose garden / back yard / duck yard, but I made tremendous headway. Lots of blooming now, including some...
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Im glad you have access to a long arm machine. I wouldn't know how to use one.
This is the start of my next quilt top. This will be for Quilts of Valor, which gives quilts to Veterans. Patriotic colors / themes are...
Some flowers around the yard Itoh peony "Bartzella " [ATTACH] Rose "Tropical lightening" [ATTACH] Iris "Immortality" [ATTACH] Iris "American...
Very nice indeed. Thanks @Sjoerd for your cheerful images.
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Wow Sjoerd. Those do look alike! There's a trial in Australia now. A woman cooked poisonous mushrooms in Beef Wellington, killing several...
Zigs, there's a guy who posts on Bluesky with photos of old churches. It's an awesome history to see.
I've only seen the little garden snakes here. There are lots of frogs, though. Their chorus serenades us at night.
Thank you, Pac. Figs are also fantastic on kebabs. Just marinade in vinaigrette, just like everything else, and carefully skewer them between...
Darn it. Looking back at photos, I liked the zinnias from last year. I wasn't going to grow any this year. Part of downsizing. Now I'm going...
Here is one of mine last July. I treat it similar to geraniums, let it dry out and keep in garage over the winter. Quite slow to wake up -...
AnnieKay, thank you. I'm very pleased with it. I wanted to get rid of the old rotting deck for many years. The cable railing really lets you...
This rose is "Midnight Blue", a shrub rose. Small flowers, strong clove fragrance, resilient shrub on its own roots. It usually has a deep...