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Irvine, California     Durango, Colorado

Garden News — Sad Day

I mentioned the passing of our amazing Bea Grow a while ago. Her death last December was sad, but now comes the truly unbelievable news that her garden is to be dismantled bit by little bit. I was as shocked as I imagine most of my fellow gardeners were when I read the craigslist notice of the...

The Bees Are Back!

Saturday: The bees are coming today! To get ready for their arrival, I'm preparing their sugar syrup and making a homemade version of Honey B Healthy, a nourishing supplement that is added to the syrup. I'll be teaching my co-workers how to be beekeepers and they'll be installing the bees on Sunday with my guidance. Ray built us...

Be Back Soon

You may have noticed that we haven't posted anything new in a while — since before Christmas as a matter of fact. Mary Beth and I are busy with other projects, but we wanted to let you know that we'll be back soon. Stay tuned.

Tuesday’s Tips — Gifts for Garden Photographers

We love our gardens and we love our photography, so what could be better than garden photography? Not much. We thought we'd be Santa's little helpers and list a few items that would be sure to please anyone who takes shooting gardens even a little bit seriously. The only thing hard about making this list...

Sunday Zen

Durango. Colorado Irvine, California

Sunday Zen

Durango, Colorado Irvine, California

Tuesday’s Tips — Forcing Paperwhites Pt. 2

Last week's post was about using a solution of alcohol and water (one part alcohol to 10 parts water) to restrict the growth of paperwhites. Theoretically this will keep the stems short and strong enough to support the flowers without them tipping over. My paperwhites have grown super fast this week. And some of them...

Tuesday’s Tips — Forcing Paperwhites

I've been so busy getting ready for company next week that my days are a blur of sanding, painting, installing, etc. Of course, gardening is part of the preparations and I'm doing a bit of planting both outdoors and indoors. I love the way paperwhites (Narcissus tazetta) look, but not the fragrance so I haven't...