by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 14, 2014 | book, books, landscaping, sunset, Western Garden Book
The new edition of Western Landscaping and the latest Western Garden Book are at Costco. I happened to visit the Expo Blvd. Sacramento...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 13, 2014 | container gardening, DIG Gardens, flowers, orchids, spring
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 6, 2014 | annie's annuals & perennials, dahlia, dahlia imperialis, perennials, spring, tree dahlia
The upside of completely forgetting that I planted a tree dahlia, Dahlia imperialis, is that it just shot out of the ground as if by magic! We’ll have to move it when we landscape, but that will just be a nice excuse to divide...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 6, 2014 | container gardening, dahlia, flowers, garden show, spring
This is the “before” picture. This is what we’re shooting...
by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 6, 2014 | container gardening, epi, epiphyllum, orchid cactus
This post is as much to remember as it is to share, because I will inevitably come searching this site when the ink fades on my cuttings. These “orchid cacti”, epiphyllums or “epis” are from Epiphyllum World, which had a booth at the 2014 San...
by angela@diggingbliss | Mar 31, 2014 | bulbs, flowers, tulips
It’s hard to believe I’ve been in my house for five years, and that I finally transitioned from renter to owner. When I was renting, I was reluctant to invest time and money in a garden I knew I’d be leaving. Now we own the dang thing and suddenly I...
by angela@diggingbliss | Mar 29, 2014 | flowers, garden show, nurseries, orchids, san francisco, spring, sunset
I’m still getting used to the newish location at the San Mateo Event Center, and while we felt the absence of a few designers and vendors this year, there was still plenty to see and buy at the 2014 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show. As usual, I snapped...
by angela@diggingbliss | Mar 29, 2014 | catalogs, organic gardening
I got a heads up that national gardening supply catalog Planet Natural had mentioned my blog in their blog. Planet Natural has been around since 1991 selling natural and organic gardening supplies online. They also have a gorgeous brick and mortar store in Bozeman,...
by angela@diggingbliss | Mar 23, 2014 | book, landscaping, sunset
I got excited when I spotted a Facebook post about the new edition of Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping: The Complete Guide to Designing Beautiful Paths, Patios, Plantings and More. If it’s of the same caliber as the previous edition, it’ll be full...
by angela@diggingbliss | Mar 6, 2014 | tulips, winter garden
Buds!
