by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
I had an opportunity to tour several sustainable landscapes in Sacramento last Friday with Dave Roberts, a local landscape contractor specializing in sustainable landscaping. Accompanying us was front yard garden advocate Sue Jennings of Sustainable Urban Gardens....
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
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by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
‘Sungold’ tomatoes in November … soon you won’t. As November weather goes, this has been a warm one. In fact, I haven’t even pulled some of my summer veggies yet. See my ‘Sungold’ tomatoes? They’re still tasty and going...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
The last of my Impatiens balfourii plants, commonly called Poor Man’s Orchid, are going to seed. This somewhat obscure Himalayan annual has seed pods that, when ripe, explode when touched. That makes for some pretty challenging and often comical seed collecting....
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
Weeder gave me this Cigar Plant (Cuphea melvillea) for my birthday in July of ’06. Look how well it’s done in dappled sun next to the house. I love its tubular pinky yellow flowers and so do hummingbirds. I also love its height range of 4-6 ft. It’s...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 2, 2007 | Uncategorized
My tree dahlias (Dahlia imperialis) have grown taller and taller each year. Yikes! Of my three main canes, one snapped but two remain. Threats against this November bloomer include wind and frost. Both fingers way crossed. I’d like to train them to bloom a...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
Dan and Annie have run of the yard, but this morning they seemed unable to budge from this sun-soaked...
by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
As I sit in my living room recliner trying not to think about the fact that my fourteen-year-old boy is out wandering dark streets dressed– in a rather impromptu fashion– as a “frat boy”, complete with toga (bed sheet) and sideways...
by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
There’s an article on SFGate.com about Karen Baumann, the east Sacramento resident who dared to plant a front yard garden containing… edibles. Garden warrior uproots policy Unlikely rebel wins change in code to allow more edibles Ron Sullivan, Joe Eaton...
by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
Coleus ‘Dipt in Wine’ (thank you, cloverann, for reminding me of the cultivar name) Stock Rumex, Heuchera and trailing snaps in my Target wall planter Volunteer zinnia Echeveria in a biodegradable rice hull pot Amazing how a pressure washer revitalized my...
