by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
Took a trip to Capital (Sunrise) and Windmill on Sunday… In addition to pea seeds and lettuce, I scored some fun color. Gaillardia ‘Summer Kiss’ (interesting shade of orangey yellow)‘Sunsatia Raspberry’ Nemesia (hot pink and...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 18, 2005 | Uncategorized
Spray painting garden accessories is addicting! It all started with an innocent looking can of Apple Green. Apple green quickly became the gateway to red and purple. Now I’m feeling the urge for yellow, pink and lavender… and perhaps periwinkle. I know I...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
I always said if I won the lottery, I’d use the money to buy Sacramento a friggin’ world class botanical garden. Looks like I’ll be able to spend my winnings all on myself now. Plans taking shape for site envisioned as tourist...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
A letter in today’s Sacramento Bee Home and Garden section… “To avoid confusion for your readers, and let’s be honest now, shouldn’t the “Home and Garden” section be the “Home and, oh yeah, Garden” section?”...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
Check out The Gardener, a creative piece by Alexander of Alexander’s Videos in the U.K. Fun stuff! Requires Quicktime Player–Download Quicktime for Windows: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.htmlDownload Quicktime for Mac:...
by angela@diggingbliss | Sep 5, 2005 | Uncategorized
A can of Apple Green paint and a few new plants adds new life to my chair planter. Creeping Jenny planter I decided to nest these apple green pots from Home Depot. Found this super-cool wavy trellis at Lowe’s… and painted it green. I’ll give it...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
Turns out Peabody, mother to Sweetpea, is called a peahen, not a peacock. In my defense, Wikipedia states that “In common English usage, however, “peacock” is used to mean any peafowl.” Doesn’t this beg the question, why the rather...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
My friend Cheryl’s peacock (let me make it clear that she did not go out and buy a peacock… it just appeared in her yard one day because things like this happen in Carmichael) is raising one of her almost-breakfast eggs from one of her chickens! It’s...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
If I seem a little behind in weekly updates to SacramentoGardening.com, it’s because I’m in the process of switching computers and moving my new computer from “Command Central”, a location sandwiched between my kitchen and family room, to a...
by angela@diggingbliss | Aug 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
I never did find the driftwood thingy I was looking for, but did manage to go to North Star Nursery (across from the Mendo. Bot. Gardens in Fort Bragg) and pick up some fun plants. I let intuition be my guide and came home with a bit o’ this and a bit o’...
