I was watering more of my seedlings this morning, when I saw these little guys and decided that I needed to get out my camera. Both of these are California Poppies. They just sprouted the other day, and have been growing pretty quickly. I love the water drops on them!
Month: April 2007
Mystery Seedlings
I have discovered some seedlings in one of my pots, and I have no idea how they got there. I got the pot from home, because it had some of my Calla Lily bulbs in it from last summer. Well of course, the pots got left in our cold porch through the entirety of our sub-zero, arctic-like winter; so the bulbs totally died, and aren’t going to be coming up this year. But, I was watering it anyways just because…
Plant Weekend
This weekend was finally warm (over 50 degrees), but rainy. The boyfriend was out of town, and I had all day Saturday to myself. So I took the opportunity to jump in and get my hands dirty! Here’s what I did: I transplanted all of my Impatiens seedlings into larger plastic containers. They were getting too tall for my flats, and the root systems were growing together. It was definitely time to move them to bigger containers. They all seem…
Book Review- Easy Answers for Great Gardens
Instead of just putting a “Good Books” section in my sidebar, I figured it would be more beneficial to all of you if I actually explained to you why I recommend these books. So I decided that I’d give you guys a short review on books that have been helpful to me in my gardening expeditions. Here it goes. Easy Answers for Great Gardens is written by Marianne Binetti, and is a great book for anyone who loves their garden,…
New Theme
Hello everyone! This is just a quick update to introduce the new blog layout to all of you. I really like this one because it is very simple looking, but very easy to navigate. I also prefer having 3 columns instead of 2. I am still making some changes to this new design, and will be trying to spice it up in the next few days or so. I hope all of you enjoy it, and please let me know…