wild ginger

Asarium canadense

sprouting along the creek

modern planter

palma hand made cement planters.

today's problem: summer heat

today the heat will be thoroughly kicking in and i expect that will be the end of my bluebells. 

herb and garden festival

head to york for the

pennsylvania herb and garden festival

thru saturday.

today's flower: dwarf iris

the first dwarf iris of a bunch shot up this past weekend.

how to plant edibles in the shade

i am at the beginning of designing a landscape that will support as many edibles as possible...only problem is, i have a lot of shade. luckily, there are a number of my favorite fruits and vegetables that will fit in my garden areas with 4-6 hours of sun or less.
first, i wanted to get the perennial foundation plants selected:
blueberries
currents
asparagus
raspberries and lingonberries (in containers)
strawberries (also in containers)
monarda (bee balm)
chamomile
chives
lovage
lemon balm
mint (contained!)
oreganos (plural, because there are lots of types)
little parsley hedges
thyme
i need to place decorative and functional raised beds and/or containers along walkways and paths for annual shade tolerant foods such as
beans
beets-maybe
broccoli
cabbage
carrots
cucumbers
peas
potatoes (already growing this year in bags)
radishes
sweet potatoes
i currently have salad greens in my self-watering planter boxes, and the
spinach
swiss chard
mesclun
mustard
arugula
dont mind less than 4 hours of sun...everything does grow i bit slower with more shade, but plants dont bolt when the heat and humidity kicks in. i need to get drawing!

happy arbor day!

on this day in 1872

the first arbor day was celebrated with the planting of over a million trees.

today's problem: pollen

a warm spring has led to this...

my eyes itch.

happy easter

how to plant a green roof

this is how!

looks like a lovely selection of succulents, which would make sense since this house is in mill valley.

a beautiful day

bluebells...azaleas...dogwood...

oh, no: is that bamboo in the middle?

pansies

i love a pansy!