Spring is wonderful because it is full of flowers that are brave enough to push up and bare their faces to the chilly days. They dare us to forget the dark winter months, and how could we not in the company of daffodils? Some flowers, though, wait until the season is well underway, even turning …
Month: April 2012
From our bookshelf
We have a lot to learn still, and we tend to learn things the hard way (i.e. through failure and crushing disappointment), but there are a lot of books that have helped us along the way. I thought I'd write about a few if them once in a while. Gardening When it Counts is a …
Four day weekend
We had a four day weekend that is ending today. April 23 is National Children's Day, and rather than have a tiresome assembly with dancing and elbowing other parents out of the way to take a photo, Baki's school sensibly gave the kids the day off. After all, how do kids celebrate? Not with school …
Spinach from top to bottom
Our summers are relentlessly hot and dry, so I adore spring. We still have enough rain not to do much watering at all, and the temperature is mild enough for all the plants to be quite relaxed and cheery. It's the season that makes me feel like gardener of the year because everything just won't …
Color theory
I'm sure that Gertrude Jekyll has something far more illuminating to say on the topic, but here's my take on colors in the garden: One is nice: (Red flax and our liquidambar tree) Two is dandy: (lavender and queen Ann's lace under the apricot tree) But things really get cooking when you have three: (California …
Garden Correspondent 