The gardener of igardendaily is taking time to explore nature's creations. New found inspiration, appreciation for the natural world and quality family time are the 'topics' for this week. A smaller number of new posts will happen over the next week or so but check back to see what is new from "the soil in …
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Just love growing... food, flora and my personal outlook on the world.
Friday Flora: Iris FANTASTICO!
Seeing a friend's garden for the first time is always so much fun! I had this opportunity a few days ago and was not disappointed. I love to see the creative hand and eye of others at play in the garden. I always find something inspiring and this time if was the stunning bearded irises, …
Much a Do about Little Garden Mates
Let me start out with this disclaimer: This post is not photo-centric. Instead, it is a tale of what can happen when recruiting little garden mates. A few days ago I deemed it necessary to call in the recruits, a.k.a. garden mates, to help with some necessary garden tasks. We are preparing for an extended camping …
Great Gardening Weekend Satisfies the Soul
Wonderful weather can make a great gardening weekend! Of course, there are lots of fun things to do during nice weather but this weekend was very productive in the garden. I think because it was the first real "feeling" of summer here in the Intermountain West. Some of you know what summer is like here …
Friday Fun: Planting in the Garden…
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Starting June with Surprise Strawberries!
Since June is national fruit month I recently wrote an article for a local magazine about growing strawberries in your backyard. Strawberries are definitely one of the starlets of early summer so it is hardly possible for a gardener to bite into a sweet, juicy, homegrown strawberry and not consider the possibility of growing these delicious …
New Plants for the Garden! Thanks Annie’s!
New plants for the garden are always SO much fun! Especially when an order from Annie's Annuals & Perennials arrives! Annie's is known for rare and unusual annual & perennial plants. They specialize in cottage garden heirlooms & hard to find California natives. I have a few open spots in my main mixed border just …
Fun Friday! First igardendaily Giveaway…
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Wistful For Wisteria
It's that time of year...the wonderful blooms of Wisteria whisk you away to dream about possibilities...Possibilities of many things I suppose, but if you're a gardener and don't have Wisteria, it's likely you are dreaming of possibilities of adding an arbor, utilizing a fence or deciding if the patio or porch needs an attractive adornment …
Apple Espalier Makes The Day!
Another cool, blustery spring day makes one wonder when the "normal" temps are going to start for this year! Many perennials are getting off to a slow start but the cool weather hasn't hindered my apple espalier (pronounced es-PAL-yay) one bit. The Fuji apple tree has doubled, maybe tripled its blossoms this year making a …
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