Usually when I am called to a help out a homeowner with their landscape, it is because they are having a problem with their plants, or sometimes they are new to the desert and want to learn how to garden in our dry climate. Last week, I visited a homeowner who had some questions about […]
There is a gardening task that I both enjoy and dread when I have to do it twice every year. Now, I am not only doing it for myself, but also for my mother-in-law. So what it is this task? The seasonal task of changing out flowering annuals or in this case perennials, that are […]
Do you suffer from temptation when you visit your local plant nursery? I certainly did during my last visit. I had such a great time and took quite a few photos, so I had to split them up into two separate posts.(You can read the first post here if you like). I have saved my […]
This past weekend, I was on a mission. My mission was to replace the few plants that had died in my in-laws garden as well as replace their warm-season annuals with cool-season ones. Unfortunately, I could not indulge my creative side and re-design the landscape that I had originally created 9 years ago because my […]
Okay. It’s really happened to me. I had heard about what can happen when you grow your own vegetables from other gardeners, but I didn’t think too much about it until…. It happened to me! So, what happened you may ask? I discovered the danger of growing a vegetable garden. Oh, I know it looks […]
A few days ago, you may remember my post about my uncontrolled container plants. Well, I pulled out some of my excess Trailing Lantana, which can be used in other areas of my garden. Then I cut back the remaining Lantana and my Sweet Potato vine. At this point, things were looking much neater, if […]
All too soon, we will be hearing little ghosts and goblins come knocking at our door. But unfortunately, we won’t be home. You see, Halloween is a very fun holiday in our family and we spend it at Double S Farms. Last year’s celebration was lots of fun….. As we walked in the door, we […]
I came upon this group of containers yesterday. Pretty uncontrolled plants, huh? Well, hidden underneath all the plants are actually 4 containers. AND they are all mine….. I know, I know. How could I have let things get so out of control? Well, life sometimes gets a bit crazy and other then watering my pots, […]
Last winter, we suffered a severe cold snap. Okay, for those of you who live in more northerly climates, it wouldn’t seem all that cold to you perhaps. But, we had temps that ranged in the low 20’s for three days in a row, which is definitely below normal for us. As a result, many […]
This past weekend, the entire family was able to gather together at Double S Farms. As I mentioned before, my brother-in-law was in town for final interviews for a new job. Although he was busy with meetings, we were all able to meet for Saturday breakfast on the farm. I baked my Irish soda bread […]
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