Podcast: All-America Selections Edible Winners for 2015

All-America Selection Winners for 2015

• Edible winners

Podcast: Grower's Spring Trials, Part 2

Podcast: Grower's Spring Trials

Podcast: Canada Blooms & The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation - Book Review

 Canada Blooms

• Theme:  Let's Play
• March 13-22, 2015

Book Review

• The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation:
  From Seed to Tissue Culture  (Second Edition)
  Michael A. Dirr & Charles W. Heuser, Jr
• 5/5 Stars

 

Got Clean Fill: Part 2

This is all that is left of the clean fill that is left to move to the backyard.

 

What is left of the clean fill

Both of the Cornus alternifolia variegata have been planted.  Bruce also lined both garden beds with rocks (one man rubble) Now just have to do the finishing touches and probably sod the area. 

Cornus alternifolia variegata planted.

Cornus alternifolia variegata

Cornus alternifolia variegata

Sunflower container area. 

Canada Day Weekend in our Garden

Canada Day in our garden.  These are the first tomatoes from our garden.  Power Pops is the variety.

First tomatoes of the season - Power Pops

Patio Containers

View from the patio table

Another container on the patio

Petunia container

Calibracoa in a cauldron

Hanging baskets

Tomatoes

More tomatoes to ripen

Indigo Rose tomato

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Ripening tomatoes

Waiting for these tomatoes to ripen!

The hardy orange that is 25 years old did not survive last winter.  It should have survived but obviously did not.  No idea why!

It did not survive the winter!

Relaxing on Canada Day

 

 

Relaxing on Canada Day

Podcast: Garden To-Do List for Now

Garden To-Do List for Now (July)

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For those of you asking, "Is the hardy orange tree really dead?"  the answer is YES!  It is July and there is absolutely NO green growth or buds on this tree.

Dead Hardy Orange Tree