I’ve visited this garden in Bonny Doon many times including when my friend Kate was part of Valley Churches Garden Tour back in 2018 and it’s still as spectacular as ever. So on a perfect June day recently several to my landscape designer friends and I spent the afternoon enjoying delicious nibbles and being inspired … Continue reading A Day in an Enchanted Garden
Every garden I visit these days has at least one gorgeous rhododendron in full bloom. They can’t help but be spectacular covered with those huge flower trusses. They sure make you stop and take notice. I still miss the two old ones I had in Bonny Doon before the fire. I would time my pruning … Continue reading Beautiful Rhododendrons
A favorite survivor of the CZU fire is starting to bloom this week in my garden. Even though I had to remove the burned pot along with all the branches and roots, my red flowering currant ( ribes sanguineum) recovered to the delight of the hummingbirds. It’s growing in partial shade in a new pot … Continue reading March Tasks in the Garden