by angela@diggingbliss | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting on my patio in a comfy but plastic Adirondack chair that will leave a chalky white film on my butt when I get up. Hey, they were only 20 bucks each and seemed like a good deal at the time. It’s 7:22 pm, sun is setting, the temperature feels...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Trees will be a breath of fresh air for school By Chris Bowman – Bee Staff Writer Last Updated 12:18 am PDT Saturday, May 12, 2007Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1 This is a great idea. For years, I’ve wondered about the air quality at Arden Middle...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Probe of tomato board pushedBy Dennis Pollock – Fresno BeePublished 12:00 am PDT Friday, May 11, 2007Story appeared in BUSINESS section, Page D1
by angela@diggingbliss | May 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
“MaMo” addresses the bee problem, AKA Colony Collapse Disorder, in today’s column, with humor, as he often does. So if you like your bitter news with a dose of honey… Apocalypse Of The Honeybees – How poetically appropriate that the End...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 4, 2007 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I come somewhat grudgingly back to gardening after a long, wet winter. I’m like a teenager… like my teenager… who keeps pushing the snooze button on a school day. Only it’s not a school bell looming over me, it’s weeds. And...
by angela@diggingbliss | May 1, 2007 | Uncategorized
California bush anemone (Carpenteria californica) Red orchid cactus Dianthus hybrid ‘Devon Cottage Rosie Cheeks’… very prolific bloomer Chinese ground orchids and lamium Purple Million Bells ‘Chicago Peace’...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
Linaria triornithophora“Three Birds Flying” This was one of my impulse purchases at the Annie’s Annuals booth at the 2007 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. I stuck it in a pot and it’s just beginning to bloom. Isn’t it amazing? At...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 24, 2007 | Uncategorized
Have you seen this new offering from Proven Winners? Hubba hubba!Osteospermum ‘Sunny Sheila’ (Photo from Proven Winners website)I indulged in a single one-gallon specimen this afternoon. Yes, it’s just an African daisy… but what a daisy....
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
(Photos from the California Department of Food & Agriculture website) Here’s a snippet from the CDFA profile: Background This moth is originally from Australia, and has become established in New Zealand, New Caledonia, Hawaii and the British Isles. Its...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
For “Snappy” (David) to show to his potted Bletilla...
