After staking some lollygagging stems, I brought in the first fully-formed fava pods of the season. And also this yellow rose:
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now and then: bocce court
APRIL 2009
MARCH 2007
Of course, there was no bocce court “then” — in ’07 when I took the before shots. And I’m cheating a little here, standing all the way back in the vegetable garden and including the elm trunk. In my defense, it’s no longer possible to stand where I was standing when I snapped the before, plus this way you get to see the beautiful rock bed Bob made under the elm — one of the first steps we took. In the before shot, you can see the random “wall” that was the source of the stones. I’ve probably mentioned before that, when we first set foot in this backyard, Bob waved his arm at the west side of it, where there was the giant tangle of crap seen above, and said “bocce court.” To which I responded something like “errrr, oh-kay.” Seemed like a pretty gargantuan thing to plan a garden around, but I’m glad we ran with it.
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Friday, 17 April 2009
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
euphorbia and agave
Euphorbia c. wulfenii and Agave franzosinii
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
echium in full splendor
The hummingbirds love it, too:
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- Hi, I’m Karen. In 2006, my husband and I bought a slightly frumpy 1905 Victorian cottage on the edge of the San Francisco Bay. We’ve since been renovating the interior and remaking the garden. This blog tells the tale. To start at the beginning, click here. To be alerted to new posts, subscribe to the feed:
