A Bridal Hollyhock

It's called Bride's Bouquet.   About 2 1/2 inch blooms in diameter. 

We keep looking at it all day!  So pretty!

Rejeuvenating a Moss Basket?

This soft moss basket I made several years ago, which holds paperclay painted eggs for Easter, is now brown and dry. 

 I wanted to see if I could green-up the moss again. I took it outside and sprayed it with water.  There was maybe a bit of green still in the bottom of it.... 

Will the water make it green up again?  I hope so. 

Signs of Spring

The backyard is coming awake again, not that it had much of a rest period.  Everything shut down in November, and there were a few cold weeks where I had to cover plants for frosts.  But now in early March.....

The lawn is surging and the grapevines by the posts are starting to leaf.

The pink 'redbud' tree is in bloom, 

The herbs are also coming back, oregano and spearmint, with some sage there in dinky pots I must re-pot.

 

Looks a little odd there, like positive and negative space. 

 Yes, the soil is warming up....

It's Pouring Rain!

A wonderful rainstorm just came overhead and dumped water on us!

It's raining in Sonora!  Hopefully the Rim Fire will be doused!   

Garden Grows (with some effort every day)

The echinaceas are starting to bloom.  I had never grown them before, the blooms last for weeks.

The roses are on their second surge.   This year, we discovered grape vines.  They have a nice "aura."  

 

The hydrangeas are starting to bloom.  The one in the middle is an oak leaf and the one on the right is lace cap. 

Rainy Monday

We got a wonderful soaking rain yesterday,

welcome always.   

The dove in the background sitting on the low wall wants to get water from the birdbath, but there is water in the air.  What to do?

Flowers and Soil

The soil is warming up, and the seeds are washed of their casings by Spring rains, and the heat is not quite on yet....


I want to see what Spring is bringing!