by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 16, 2014 | community event, garden speaker, permaculture, soil born, special event
Hey, all. Soil Born Farms Education Coordinator, Sarah Barnes, gave me a heads up about a cool event they’re hosting next Wednesday, August 20th. Community Night at the Farm will have Toby Hemenway as guest speaker. Hemenway is a permaculture expert and author...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 11, 2014 | blueberries, bougainvillea, container gardening, humor, strawberries
I could watch this a thousand times and it would be just as funny each time. The dialogue, their facial expressions, the setting… and the shoes… just kill me. Gardeners will find this especially hilarious. (deadpan expression) I prune everything....
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 9, 2014 | albany, East Bay, flowerland, perennials
Why didn’t I buy this amazing Coreopsis when I was at Flowerland? I suppose it’s because I’m cheap and it was in a one-gallon container. I should have factored in the cost of pain and suffering from kicking myself over and over for not bringing this...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
If anything will make you want to mail a letter… these new Forever Farmers’ Market Stamps from the USPS sure will. They debut...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 4, 2014 | air plants, botanical garden, coastal, DIG Gardens, mediterranean, nurseries, Santa Cruz, string gardens, succulents
(NOTE: I finally got around to publishing this draft post from late June!) I’d made much overdue plans to visit my friend Lynette in Santa Clara this Sunday and since we both love Santa Cruz, we decided to drive a little bit farther and spend our day there....
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 24, 2014 | air plants, book, books, flora grubb
New book alert! There was a blurb today on Air Plants: The Curious World of Tillandsias by Zenaida Sengo, an interior display coordinator at Flora Grubb nursery in San Francisco. Flora Grubb has exceptional interior and exterior merchandise displays and I’m...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 23, 2014 | mediterranean, native, perennials, river-friendly landscaping, uc davis arboretum
Check out this fun video primer on buckwheats (Eriogonum) from UC Davis Arboretum Manager Taylor Lewis. He discusses several cool varieties thriving in display gardens at the arboretum and available for purchase at upcoming plant sales. Some are tight little ground...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Bee Swell’s mission is to promote awareness of the problems our pollinators are facing today, including pesticides and a lack of habitat and food sources, and to encourage bee friendly gardening practices that support these essential members of our garden...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jul 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you’re growing zucchini right now, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to use this abundant summer staple. Even seasoned zucchini growers start running out of ideas, recipes, and bewildered friends and neighbors willing to take home...
by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 25, 2014 | bulbs, flowers, Lilies, summer
What a lovely dark red lily. It’s even taller in its second year, and seems quite happy out front with an eastern exposure. This one is planted in the ground, and I’ve found it very beneficial to use bamboo stakes and green stretchy tape for added...
