STILL HERE! Yes, hubby and I are still in the desert, after 48 years! We now have 6 grandkids (2 are here locally). My garden made it through August and September, even with 2 hurrica...
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I only have sunflowers blooming right now, except for 2 very pathetic looking hollyhocks. This just has NOT been a good year for them. We got virtually NO RAIN all fall and winter. ...
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I currently have 2 spots of sunflowers that are blooming out back and I have several spots where they have just sprouted. I planned out and planted a sunflower circle, but those plants have...
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I did NOT plant sweet peas this year. Actually, I didn't plant any last year and I had quite a crop come up on their own! I'm not expecting that this year and, in fact, I have planted h...
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Still here. Hubby and I are pretty much just staying at home. I am, however, working hard on my back yard garden. Edison came and took out 6 trees under their wires because they were ...
http://desertgardenpd.blogspot.com/2021/01/garden-update-january-2021.html
Yesterday I had a visitor stop by our front fountain: a Coopers' hawk! YES! A nice, big FAT ONE, too. I think this is the momma. There are 2 young ones additionally in our neigh...
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I'm so sorry I haven't posted on this blog for...2 years! I can barely keep up with my other two! Anyway, if you want a little sunshine, here are some photos I took of my garden last Spring...
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Since I am now retired (as of May 1, 2016...), almost 2 years ago, I can no longer to spend outrageous amounts on my garden passion. Therefore, this year I kept it simple: I book the sunflowe...
http://desertgardenpd.blogspot.com/2018/03/my-sunflower-garden-this-year.html
For the first time in over 25 years, I have a REAL vegetable garden! I'm planing my veggies out in the back, in a nice sunny spot. So far, I have 3 tomatoes, 3 New Mexico chili peppers, 6 re...
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I had a single daisy plant that made it through our summer, but ALL of my purple salvia did. I'm starting to go out now and buy plants for the fall garden. One morning I went out and took th...
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Our desert here is EXPLODING with color right now. It's been several years since I've seen this much color! Fortunately, my allergies ARE NOT bothering me, but other folks are pretty miserabl...
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I drove up to our local garden center Sunday morning, since I hadn't been up there for over a month. I wanted to buy some cosmos and zinnia seeds. They didn't have any that I wanted. Instea...
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These are not my roses. I simply cannot grow roses. I've tried and tried over the last 40 years...sigh... These are at the Palm Desert civic center park. They had to pull out their old one...
Well, it wasn't ALL ice up at our local nursery this week! I love to find water on flowers...so pretty!
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It was 21 degrees here in our valley two mornings ago. This morning it was 34 degrees on the front porch here at home. I'm keeping an eye on my sunflower seedings. They didn't like the cold...
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I bought a couple new daisy plants this weekend because one of them that I bought at Lowe's died. YES! Already! I also found a red verbena, which the butterflies and hummingbirds will enjoy...
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I went back to the nursery center yesterday and bought 4 more snapdragons, 1 mint, and 2 verbena. Now the garden looks pretty full and I think I'm set for the season. I also bought 3 packages...
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I planted these a couple of weekends ago. They are thriving in the garden I'm making out front. Today's Flowers for November 22, 2015. Here's the link to Today's Flowers (alth...
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I can't believe it's been over 6 months since I last posted here. It wasn't a really hot summer, but it was H-U-M-I-D. Ugh. Anyway, I'm slowly getting my fall/winter garden put together. �...
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I thought I would do something a little different this week. This is a cholla cactus bloom. You have to be careful where you step because those barbs will attach themselves to whatever they...
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More of the flowers out front by my fence are blooming now. I can't wait until that entire area is covered with them! To visit more fences, please go to: http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot....
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I don't have any roses in my yard. I've tried to grow them for 30 years, to no avail. My parents had gorgeous roses, but I've managed to kill every rose I've ever planted. Yes, that include...
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I planted some daisies out front in my garden, next to the lavender. I went back last weekend and bought 2 different kinds of lavender, but their blossoms are quickly fading. The daisies, how...
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I've been busy working on my garden this year. Last year, I didn't even have a garden. I didn't even plant sweet peas. I was either too sick or too tired to plant anything. And, with the ...
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I have 4 lavender bushes that I purchased here in town. They are out in my garden and I often see bees and even hummingbirds enjoying them. I LOVE to go out early in the morning or in the aft...
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