Garden Tuesday - veronica

In July it's all about the daylily and veronica combo.

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Garden Tuesday - poolside perfection

Bougainvilleas remind me of Santa Barbara.

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Garden Tuesday - grow camp

Checking in on the veggies in our new Grow Camp:

blossoms on the early girl bush

lemon cuke looking green & vibrant

green beans - can't wait to harvest these babies!

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Garden Tuesday - makeover part two

The makeover consisted of taking out a sprawling azalea and replacing it with a laceleaf Japanese maple. And adding pansies to where the weeds and phlox were. We should have divided the daylily last fall but it will have to wait now until after summer. I'll shoot some more photos of this planter when the daisies and daylily bloom. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.

Garden Tuesday - makeover

Here is a planter with tons of potential that has been sadly neglected. It is in need of a makeover. So for this week's Garden Tuesday, I offer 'before' photos.

Any suggestions?

Garden Tuesday - pretty in pink part two

Pink Azalea

The azalea is the only thing blooming in a planter that is in dire need of a serious makeover. The late afternoon sun hitting just that one section caught my eye. Pretty in Pink Part One is here.

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Garden Tuesday - my dogwood

This is the dogwood tree right outside the dining room window in the front of the house. It gets morning sun and today is noteworthy in that the blossoms are opening against a BLUE sky.

Here is the same shot but with some slight tweeking via photo shop elements. Not sure which I like better.

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Garden Tuesday - Jasmine

The birds are singing and the Carolina Jasmine is in bloom.

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Garden Tuesday - seed bombs

I'm joining in with Pam's Garden Tuesday for the first time today. Instead of a photo of something from my yard or garden, I'm going to share something I just stumbled upon this morning: seed bombs or seed balls. You may already know about these but this is a discovery for me. While seed bombs are utilized as an inexpensive and fun tool of guerilla gardening, I'm going to make some and use them on our property which is a wooded acre in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Maybe next week I'll follow up with photos of our seed bomb making but for now here are some articles, etc. explaining the concept and simple instructions for making your own little balls of wildflower happiness.

How to Make Seed Bombs (LA Times)

Video - Making seed bombs at home (Guardian)

Seed Balls

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