Tag Archives: Garden
Nov 09
2011
My Winter Gardens
TweetThere’s just a little bit of time in the desert climate when the summer heat fizzles out and the winter storms blow through. At the end of September and in October, you can start planting a winter veggie garden with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aphid, Brussels sprout, Flower, Garden, Home, Home and Garden, Plant
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Aug 29
2011
I Have a New Friend…
…there was something quite curious going on. Continue reading
Posted in For The Birds
Tagged Arizona, Backyard Birding, Bird, desert garden, Garden, Hummingbird, phoenix, urban
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Aug 12
2011
That Was Then, This Is Now
TweetMy front garden started as imagination because what was there was desert dirt that was pretty much used as a driveway. I wanted a tree and pretty flowers instead. So, here’s how my front garden started slightly over a year … Continue reading
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Tagged desert, flowers, Garden, green thumb, lysiloma tree, palo verde tree
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Jul 07
2011
Do Cactus Need Water?
TweetI’ve been living in the desert now for eleven years. My first attempts at gardening were sad to say the least. The plants that I had loved the fall and spring weather but when summer arrived they went up in … Continue reading
Jun 09
2011
A New Addition to the Baby Garden
Tweet Another baby is now frequenting my baby garden, a baby desert wren. She’s about the same size as the bathing baby hummingbird. Yesterday morning was the first time I saw the baby wren – she looked like she just … Continue reading
Posted in For The Birds, Gardens
Tagged Arizona, Bird, desert, Garden, Hummingbird, Lysiloma, Wren
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Jun 07
2011
A Playful Hummingbird
Tweet I purposely planted some flowers that butterfly’s and hummingbirds would like in my front garden. During the spring this year, I started seeing a baby hummingbird. She’s a very pretty green color accented with brown and gold. She pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Birding, Bird, Flower, Garden, Home, Home and Garden, Hummingbird
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Sep 26
2010
Fall Arrived…
TweetAnd the wonderful cucumber vine decided that it was done with it’s job. It had grown straight up to the roof and then sideways. I’d guess-ta-mate that the vine was at least twelve feet long. What I enjoyed most about … Continue reading
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Tagged Cucumber, Garden, Growing season, Home, Plant, Soil, Vegetable
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Jul 26
2010
Watch My Desert Gardens Grow! 8)
TweetHere’s the before and after shots of my desert gardens… Four Months Ago: NOW – 25 July 10 25 July 10 25 July 10 Here’s the Latest Project ~ Front of House Before NOW – 25 July 10 The tree … Continue reading
Jun 14
2010
Nature Maestro
TweetI found a new name for those with a green thumb…Nature Maestro! My inspiration today came from the gardens I’m growing. First I checked the front garden with the 3 new plants and a tree as I like to make … Continue reading
Posted in What Inspires Me To Create
Tagged Cucumber, Garden, Garden design, green thumb, Home, ILIA, Plant, poem, Tree, Vine, Watermelon
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Jun 09
2010
My Gardens ~ Before & After Shots
TweetHere’s the before and after shots of my gardens… Two Months Ago: Veggie Garden ~ Before Patio with Ground Cover ~ Before NOW Garden & Patio ~ After Garden & Patio ~ After Here’s the Latest Project ~ Front of … Continue reading
Posted in Creations, Gardens
Tagged Garden, gardening, Home, Home and Garden, Lysiloma, patio garden, Plant, vegetables, veggie garden
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