Gardening Turned Up to Eleven

Like many other people, i was enamored with the new xMangave introductions in 2017. I got several in 2017 - some from Plant Delights, others...

For this fall/winter, i want to re-work the part of my garden that was the first bed i even put together. It's in the front garden - rig...

Even though it feels a little bit strange for it to be ~70 degreesF on the last day of the year, it does mean that I got to do a bunch of wo...

My winter plans did not involve so much work! But work disagrees, so working in the garden has taken a back seat to work-working. I'm st...

The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco is one of my favorite places ever...

For the back garden, there's two plants that i think i really need to prune, but i'm not entirely sure how? They are both in the sam...

My Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide' always reminds me that it's almost Thanksgiving!

My day may have started rather unproductively (sleeping in until noon!) but i ended up getting a lot done! Here's the list from last t...

Spiky happiness (Here's to wondering what happens when the frost arrives?) In the light to show off colors...

The high today was ~70 deg F. For the last 3 weeks, its been noticeably cooler - and its like the garden, and the gardener, can let out a bi...